A 

MANUAL OF PRAYER. 

FOR 

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORSHIP; 

WITH A 

COLLECTION OF HYMNS. 



SECOND EDITION. 



BOSTON: 
JAMES 3IUNROE AND COMPANY. 

1845. 



Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1845, 
By James Munroe and Company, 
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. 



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STEREOTYPED AT THE 
BOSTON TYPE AND STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY. 



PREFACE. 



This Manual contains, with a few trifling 
changes, the Order of Public Worship and the 
Forms of Prayer, which have been in use for sev- 
eral years past by the First Congregational Society 
of this city. Several motives have induced me to 
print them. 

The Manual will afford a convenient and suffi- ■ 
cient answer to the inquiries so frequently made, as 
to our mode of religious worship and the general 
principles upon which our Society is founded. 

It will be useful to the members of the Society 
itself, as a guide in their devotions, and also in 
their family circles. 

It will materially lessen my own labors on the 
Sabbath and at other times — a consideration which 
my peculiar position compels me to regard. 

It will render it easier to conduct the exercises 
of Public Worship in the absence of a regular min- 
ister. This object, which is very important, will be 



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PREFACE. 



attained even if the Manual be not permanently 
adopted by the Society, 

In the selection of Forms of Prayer, I have 
endeavored to use none but those which are simple 
and comprehensive; and I have generally preferred 
such as have the sanction of long use and the 
charm of familiarity. 

The minister need not, however, feel himself 
confined to these forms, but may at any time sub- 
stitute extemporaneous prayer, or vary the hymns 

to be sung. 

© 

W. G. £. 

Saint Louis, July 20, 1842. 



CONTENTS, 



Page, 

First Order of Morning Prayer, .....7 

Second Order of Morning Prayer, 20 

First Order of Evening Prayer, 31 

Second Order of Evening Prayer,.... 41 

Communion Service, 48 

The Commandments, 58 

Baptism of Infants, 61 

Baptism of Adults, 65 

Admission of Members, 63 

Charitable Association, 70 

Creed and Church Discipline, 72 

Matrimony, 76 

Prayers for the Sick, 80 

Burial of the Dead, 85 

Family Prayers, 94 

Collection of Hymns, * 119 

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MANUAL OF PRAYP1B. 



FIRST ORDER OF MORNING PRAYER. 



The Minister commences by reading one of 
the following sentences of scripture. 

[It is recommended that the Congregation rise at the 
commencement of the Religious Exercises, and 
remain standing until the close of the Exhortation ; 
also, that they kneel in time of Prayer, and 
stand, facing the pulpit, in time of Singing.] 

The Lord is in his holy temple ; Let all the earth 
keep silence before him ! 

I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto 
him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and 
before thee, and am no more worthy to be called 
thy son. 

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy 
laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke 
upon you, and learn of me ; for I am meek and 
lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your 



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souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is 
light. 

Two men went up into the temple to prey ; the 
one a Pharisee, and the other a publican The 
t>v,ov; C oo «tood and prayed thus with himself , God, 
I thank thee that I am not as other men, extor- 
tioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 
I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all I possess. 
And the Publican, standing afar off, would not lift 
up so much as his eyes to heaven ; but smote upon 
his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner ! 
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, 
rather than the other. For every one that exalteth 
himself shall be abased, and he that humbleth him- 
self shall be exalted. 

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, 

Call ye upon him while he is near. 

Let the wicked forsake his way, 

And the unrighteous man his thoughts ; 

And let him return to the Lord, and he will have 

mercy upon him ; 
And to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 

The following, or some other suitable Exhortation, 
shall then be read: 
My brethren, we have again assembled together, 
as the disciples of Jesus Christ, to render thanks to 
God for all his mercies; to confess our manifold 
transgressions ; to renew our good resolutions ; and 
to recommend ourselves and all our concerns to the 



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care of our heavenly Father. I do therefore most 
earnestly exhort you to withdraw your thoughts from 
the perishing things of this world, and to fix them 
upon the solemn service in which we are engaged. 
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. 
Put your trust in him, and you shall not be disap- 
pointed, With humble and contrite hearts, let us 
approach the throne of the heavenly grace. 

Let us Pray. 

Then shall be offered this Prayer : 

O Lord, our heavenly Father, who hast safely 
brought us to the beginning of this day ; defend us 
in the same, with thy great power ; and grant that 
this day we may not fall into any sin, neither run 
into any danger, but that all our doings, being or- 
dered by thy governance, may be righteous in thy 
sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Or this : 

Almighty God, the Father of our spirits, whose 
mercy is everlasting, and whose truth endureth unto 
all generations, unto thee we lift up our souls, and 
magnify thy name together. We thank thee that 
we still continue to enjoy the blessings of this life, 
and the means of preparing for the life which is to 
come. And we pray that, by putting our whole 
trust in thy wise and good providence, our hearts 
may be established in thy fear and love, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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Our Father who art in heaven ; hallowed be thy 
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily 
bread ; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive 
those who trespass against us. And lead us not 
into temptation ; but deliver us from evil. For 
thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for- 
ever and ever. Amen. 

The Minister shall then say, (the Congregation 
rising,) 

May the words of our mouths, and the meditations 
of our hearts, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, 
our strength and oar Redeemer. 

Then shall be sung the following Psalm : 

O, come, let us sing unto the Lord, let us heartily 
rejoice in the strength of our salvation. 

Let us come before his presence with thanks- 
giving, and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. 

For the Lord is a great God, and a great King 
above all gods. 

In his hands are all the corners of the earth, and 
the strength of the hills is his also. 

The sea is his, and he made it, and his hands 
prepared the dry land. 

O, come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel 
before the Lord our Maker. 

For he is the Lord our God; and we are the 
people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. 



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O, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ; let 
the whole earth stand in awe of him. 

For he cometh, for he cometh, to judge the earth, 
and with righteousness to judge the world, and the 
people with his truth. 

Or this : 

O, be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands ; serve the 
Lord with gladness, and come before his presence 
with a song. 

Be ye sure that the Lord, he is God ; it is he that 
hath made us, and not we ourselves ; we are his 
people and the sheep of his pasture. 

O, go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, 
and into his courts with praise ; be thankful unto 
him, and speak good of his name. 

For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting; 
and his truth endureth from generation to gener- 
ation. 

Or this Hymn : 
Come, thou Almighty King ! 
Help us thy name to sing ; 

Help us to praise ! 
Father all glorious, 
O'er all victorious, 
Come and reign over us, 

Ancient of days ! 

Come, thou all-gracious Lord! 
By heaven and earth adored, 
Our prayer attend ! 



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Come, and thy children bless ; 
Give thy good word success : 
Make thy own holiness 
On us descend ! 

Never from us depart ! 
Rule thou in every heart. 

Hence, evermore ! 
Thy sovereign majesty 
May we in glory see, 
And to eternity 

Love and adore. 

Then shall be read a portion of the sacred Scriptures, 
from the Old Testament; at the close of which, 
the Minister may say, (the Congregation rising,) 

Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time 
forth, and for evermore. Praise ye the Lord. 

Then shall be sung the following Anthem : 

Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, 
good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless 
thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give 
thanks to thee, for thy great glory ; O Lord God, 
heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. 

O Lord, through thy only-begotten Son Jesus 
Christ, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who taketh 
away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us ! 
Through him that taketh away the sins of the world. 



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have mercy upon us. Through him that ta^eth 
away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. 
Through him that sitteth at thy right hand, O God, 
our Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only 
art holy, thou only art the Lord, Thou only, O 
Christ, by the Holy Ghost, art most high in the 
glory of God the Father. Amen. 

Or this : 

We praise thee, O God, we acknowledge thee to 
be the Lord. 

All the earth doth worship thee, the Father ever- 
lasting. 

To thee all angels crv aloud ; the heavens and all 
the powers therein. 

To thee cherubim and seraphim continually 
do cry: 

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth ! 
Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy 
great glory. 

Or this: 

1. Lo, God is here ! let us adore, 

And humbly bow before his face ; 
Let all within us feel his power, 
Let all within us seek his grace. 

2. Lo, God is here ! him day and night 

United choirs of angels sing : 
To him, enthroned above all height, 

Heaven's host their noblest homage bring. 
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3. Being of beings ! may our praise 

Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill : 
Still may we stand before thy face, 
Still hear and do thy sovereign will. 

Then shall be read a portion of the sacred Scriptures 
from the New Testament ; at the close of which 
the Minister may say, 

Now, unto the King eternal, immortal, and in- 
visible, the only wise God, be all honor and glory, 
through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Let us Pray. 

The following Prayers may then be offered, or extern' 
poraneous Prayer, at the option of the Minister. 

Lord of all power and might, who art the author 
and the giver of all good things, graft in our hearts 
the love of thy name. Increase in us true religion. 
Nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great 
mercy keep us in the same, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

We give thanks unto thee, merciful Father, that 
thou hast been continually with us, to do us good. 
Thou hast upheld our souls in life, and made us to 
dwell in safety. Thou hast been our refuge and 
our strength, a present help in time of trouble. 
Thou hast fed us with food convenient for us, and 
hast given us richly all things to enjoy. When we 



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lie down to rest, thou art our defence ; and when 
we awake, we are still with thee. We rejoice in 
thy universal providence. We thank thee for all 
thy mercies. We desire at all times to live in thy 
fear, and to obey thy will. May thy love restrain 
us from all wickedness, in thought, word, or in 
deed. Cleanse thou us from secret faults ; keep 
back thy servants also from presumptuous sins. 
Let them not have dominion over us. Establish our 
hearts in thy love, and lead us in the way to life 
everlasting, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Almighty and most merciful God, we thank thee 
that, when the fulness of time was come, thou didst 
send thy only-begotten Son, to seek and to save 
that which was lost. We believe that thou wast in 
him reconciling the world to thyself, and that to 
him thy Spirit was given without measure. We 
thank thee that we are permitted to call him our 
Lord and Master ; and we pray that thou wilt give 
us grace so to follow him, that our hearts may 
become truly regenerate, and that by him we may 
be freed from the law of sin and death. Hasten the 
time, O God, when at the name of Jesus every knee 
shall bow, and every tongue confess that Jesus 
Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 
Amen. 

O God, the Father of mercies, the Maker and 
Judge of all men, we acknowledge before thee our 
manifold transgressions. Thou hast nourished and 



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brought us up as children, yet we have sinned 
against thee. We desire to forsake all our evil 
ways, and to return unto thee with our whole hearts: 
and we humbly beseech thee, who art slow to anger 
and ready to forgive, that thou wouldst pardon all 
our transgressions, O Lord, show thy mercy upon 
us, and grant us thy salvation. Lead us by thy 
gracious hand in the path of duty ; and in time of 
temptation, let thy good spirit be with us, to keep 
us from falling. May our hearts be purified from 
all sinful affections; may falsehood and deceit have 
no place in our words ; may we do justly, love 
mercy, and walk humbly with thee; that, being 
holy in thy sight, we may obtain thy favor, and 
finally be received into thine everlasting kingdom, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O Lord, our heavenly Father, high and mighty 
Ruler of the universe, King of kings and Lord of 
lords, most heartily do we beseech thee to look with 
favor upon our beloved country. May its rulers and 
legislators, and all others in authority, be guided by 
heavenly wisdom and restrained by godly fear. 
May the blessings of peace, good order, and national 
union, more and more abound. By escaping from 
the bondage of sin, may this people become free 
indeed. By their obedience to the laws, by their 
reverence of religion, by moderation in prosperity 
and patience in adversity, by the practice of every 
virtue and abhorrence of every vice, may they be- 
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This we humbly ask in the name of Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 

O God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, 
we humbly beseech thee, for all sorts and conditions 
of men, that thou wouldst be pleased to make thy 
ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all 
nations. More especially we pray for thy holy 
church universal, that it may be so guided and 
governed by thy good spirit, that all who profess 
and call themselves Christians may be led into the 
way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in 
the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. 
Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodness all 
those who are any ways afflicted, in mind, body, or 
estate ; that it may please thee to comfort and 
relieve them, according to their several necessities ; 
giving them patience under their sufferings, and a 
happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we 
beg through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

\In this place may be offered any Prayers or Peti- 
tions suited to the particular time and occasion.] 

Almighty God, who hast given us grace, at this 
time, of one accord to make our common supplica- 
tions unto thee, and dost promise, through thy Son, 
that where two or three are gathered together in his 
name, thou wilt grant their requests ; fulfil now, O 
Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as 

may be most expedient for them ; granting us, in 

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FIRST ORDER OF MORNING PRAYER. 



this world, knowledge of thy truth, and in the world 
to come, life everlasting. Amen. 

Now unto Him who is able to keep us from fall- 
ing, and to present us faultless before the presence 
of his glory with exceeding joy; to the only wise 
God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and 
power, forever and ever. Amen. 



[A Hymn, selected by the 3finister, shall then be 
sung. Then shall follow the Sermon, after which 
a short extemporaneous Prayer may be offered. 
Then shall be sung one of the following Doxologies, 
or a closing Hymn from the Collection.'] 

1. 

From all that dwell below the skies, 
Let the Creator's praise arise : 
Let the Redeemer's name be sung 
Through every land, by every tongue. 

2. 

Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, 
Hope and comfort from above : 

Let us each, thy peace possessing, 
Triumph in redeeming love. 



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3* 

Now unto the King, eternal, immortal, invisible, 
the only wise God, be all honor and glory, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

4. 

Glory be to the Father, Almighty God, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall 
be, world without end. Amen. 

Benediction, 
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love 
of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be 
with us all forevermore. Amen. 



* This Doxology, or the following or.a, may also be sung after the 
Psalms in the morning and evening service. 



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SECOND ORDER OF MORNING PRATER. 



The Minister commences by reading one of 
the following sentences of scripture. 

[It is recommended that the Congregation rise at the 
commencement of the Religious Exercises, and 
remain standing until the close of the Exhortation ; 
also that they kneel in time of Prayer, and 
stand, facing the pulpit, in time of Singing.'] 

Repent ye, for the kingdom of Heaven is at 
hand. 

Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall 
find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you : for 
every one that asketh, receiveth ; and he that seek- 
eth, fmdeth ; and to him that knocketh, it shall be 
opened. 

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word 
was with God, and the Word was God. The same 
was in the beginning with God. All things were 
made by him : and without him was nothing made 
which was made. In him was life ; and the life was 
the light of men. And the W T ord was made flesh, 



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and dwelt among us ; and we beheld his glory, the 
glory as of the only-begotten of the Father, full of 
grace and truth. 

For God so loved the world, that he sent his only- 
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should 
not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent 
not his Son into the world to condemn the world, 
but that the world through him might be saved. 

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true 
worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in 
truth ; for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 
God is a Spirit ; and they who worship him must 
worship in spirit and in truth. 

Exhortation. 

My brethren, may this house be unto us no other 
than the house of God and the gate of heaven ! 
Here let us worship Him who is a Spirit, in spirit 
and in truth. Suffer not the cares of the world and 
the anxieties of life to interrupt our devotions. But 
rather let us earnestly pray, that we may here find 
strength to present our bodies a living sacrifice, 
holy and acceptable to God, which is our reasonable 
service. 

Let us Pray. 

Almighty God, who, by thy Son, Jesus Christ, 
hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gates 
of everlasting life, grant that we thy servants, having 
this hope, may purify ourselves, even as he is pure ; 
that daily following the steps of his most holy life. 



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we may finally be received into thine eternal and 
glorious kingdom. Amen. 

Our Father, who art in heaven ; hallowed be thy 
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily 
bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us. And lead us not into 
temptation ; but deliver us from evil. For thine is 
the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and 
ever. Amen. 

The Minister shall then say, (the Congregation 
rising,) 

May the words of our mouths and the meditations 
of our hearts be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, 
our strength and our Redeemer. Amen. 

Then shall be sung the following Psalm : 

Praise the Lord, O my soul ; and all that is 
within me, praise his holy name. 

Praise the Lord, O my soul ; and forget not all 
his benefits; 

Who forgiveth all thy sins, and healeth all thy in- 
firmities ; 

Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crown- 
eth thee with mercy and loving-kindness. 

O, praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that excel 



SECOND ORDER OF MORNING PRAYER. 



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in strength ; ye that fulfil his commandments, and 
hearken unto the voice of his word. 

O, praise the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye servants of 
his that do his pleasure. , 

O, speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in 
all places of his dominions. Praise thou the Lord, 
O my soul. 

Or this Hymn: 

O, come, loud anthems let us sing, 
Loud thanks to our Almighty King ; 
For we our voices high should raise, 
When our salvation's Rock we praise. 

, Into his presence let us haste, 
To thank him for his favors past; 
To him address, in joyful songs, 
The praise that to his name belongs. 

O, let us to his courts repair, 
And bow with adoration there; 
Down on our knees devoutly all 
Before the Lord our Maker fall. 

Or this : 

Great God ! we sing that mighty hand, 
By which supported, still we stand. 
The opening year thy mercy shows ; 
That mercy crowns it till it close. 



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By day, by night, at home, abroad, 
Still are we guarded by our God; 
By his incessant bounty fed, 
By his unerring counsel led. 

With grateful hearts, the past we own ; 
The future, all to us unknown, 
We to thy guardian care commit, 
And, peaceful, leave before thy feet. 

Though death shall interrupt these songs, 
And seal in silence mortal tongues, 
Our Helper, God, in whom we trust, 
In better worlds our souls shall boast. 

Then shall be read a portion of the sacred Scriptures, 
from the Old Testament ; at the close of which the 
Minister may say, (the Congregation rising,) 

Praise waiteth for thee, O God ; and unto thee 
shall the vow be performed. O thou that hearest 
prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. 

Then shall be sung the following Psalm : 

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, 
and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High ; 

To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the morn- 
ing, and of thy truth in the night season ; 

Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the 
lute ; upon a loud instrument, and upon the harp. 



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For thou, Lord, hast made me glad, through thy 
works ; and I will rejoice in giving praise for the 
operations of thy hands. 

Or this Hymn : 

A charge to keep I have, 

A God to glorify ; 
A never-dying soul to save, 

And fit it for the sky. 

To serve the present age, 

My calling to fulfil, 
O, may it all my powers engage, 

To do my Master's will ! 

Arm me with jealous care, 

As in thy sight to live ; 
And, O, thy servant, Lord, prepare 

A good account to give. 

Help me to watch and pray, 

And on thyself rely ; 
Assured, if I my trust betray, 

I shall forsaken die. 

Or this : 

Eternal God, almighty cause 

Of earth, and seas, and worlds unknown; 
All things are subject to thy laws ; 

All things depend on thee alone. 
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Thy glorious being singly stands, 

Of all within itself possessed : 
Controlled by none are thy commands ; 

Thou in thyself alone art blessed. 

Worship to thee alone belongs ; 

Worship to thee alone we give ; 
Thine be our hearts, and thine our songs, 

And to thy glory may we live. 

TJien shall be read a portion of the sacred Scriptures, 
from the New Testament ; at the close of icliich 
the Minister may say, 

Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto 
Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, 
forever and ever. Amen. 

Let us Pray. 

[The following Prayers may then be offered, or 
Extemporaneous Prayer, at the option of the 
Minister.] 

Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, 
all desires known, and from whom no secrets are 
hid ; cleanse our hearts by the inspiration of thy 
Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and 
worthily magnify thy holy name, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



SECOND ORDER OF MORNING PRAYER. 



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Assist us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy 
most gracious favor, and further us with thy con- 
tinual help, that in all our works, begun, continued, 
and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy name, 
and, finally, by thy mercy obtain everlasting life, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

We thank thee, O Father, for the blessed gospel 
of thy Son, Jesus Christ ; for the light it sheds on 
thy nature, character, and providence, on the path 
of our duty, and on the future world. May this 
glorious light shine into our hearts, and cheer and 
sustain us, and lead us through the scenes and trials 
of this life, to the endless felicities of thy kingdom 
above ; which we ask in the name of our Lord and 
Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the 
offences of our forefathers ; neither take thou ven- 
geance of our sins. Spare us, O God, spare thy 
people whom thou hast redeemed with the most 
precious blood of thy Son, and be not angry with 
us forever. Deliver us from all blindness of heart, 
from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy ; from envy, 
hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness ; from 
all inordinate and sinful affections, and from all the 
deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil. Be 
near to help us in all time of our tribulation ; in all 
time of our prosperity ; in the hour of death, and in 
the day of judgment. 

We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord 



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God, and that it may please thee to rule and govern 
thy church universal in the right way. Illuminate 
all ministers of the gospel with true knowledge and 
understanding of thy word, that, both by their 
preaching and living, they may set it forth and 
show it accordingly. Bless and preserve all Chris- 
tian rulers and magistrates, giving them grace to 
execute justice and to maintain truth. Bless all 
colleges and seminaries of learning, all instructors 
of youth, and all means of true knowledge and piety. 
Bless and keep all thy people, in unity, peace, and 
concord ; and give to us a heart to love and fear 
thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments. 

Almighty God, we heartily beseech thee to bring 
into the way of truth all such as have erred and are 
deceived ; to strengthen such as do stand ; to com- 
fort and help the weak-hearted ; to raise up those 
who fall, and to give us victory over all temptations. 
We beseech thee to succor, help, and comfort, all 
who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation ; to 
preserve all who travel by land or water, all sick 
persons, and all young children ; to show thy pity 
upon all prisoners and captives; to defend and pro- 
vide for the fatherless children and widows, and all 
who are desolate and oppressed. May it please thee 
to have mercy upon all men : to forgive our enemies, 
persecutors and slanderers, and to turn their hearts. 
Finally, we beseech thee to give unto us true re- 
pentance, to forgive all our sins, negligences, and 
ignorances, and to endue us with the grace of thy 
Holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to thy 



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holy word. O Lord, deal not with us after our sins ; 
neither reward us after our iniquities. Have mercy 
upon us, and save us from all evils, both present and 
to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Almighty and most merciful God, we beseech 
thee to give us grace to love thee with all our hearts, 
and our neighbor as ourselves. Endue us with 
charitable and upright dispositions, and with humble 
and contented minds in every condition of life. 
Conduct us continually to higher degrees of wisdom 
and excellence. Purify us from all vicious habits 
and passions. Dispose us heartily to every good 
work, that we may be proper objects of thy favor and 
blessing; which we humbly ask, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Most gracious and merciful Fatner, we resign 
ourselves and all our interests to thy disposal, in the 
humble hope that thy mercy will never forsake us, 
and that thou wilt cause all things to work together 
for our good. We would submit patiently to thy 
will under every affliction ; and we humbly pray that 
we may so pass through the changes of this world, 
as finally to be prepared for the enjoyment of perfect 
and eternal happiness in the world to come, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

[In this place may be offered any Prayers or Peti- 
tions suited to the particular time and occasion. 1 ^ 
3* 



30 SECOND ORDER OF MORNING PRAYER. 

Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, who 
knowest our necessities before we ask, and our igno- 
rance in asking ; we beseech thee to have compas- 
sion upon our infirmities ; and those things which 
for our unworthiness w r e dare not, and for our blind- 
ness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the 
sake of thine infinite mercy, in Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Now unto Him tnat is able to keep us from fall- 
ing, and to present us faultless before the presence 
of his glory with exceeding joy ; to the only-wise 
God, our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion 
and power, forever and ever. Amen. 

[The remaining Exercises will be as in the First Order of Services, 
page 18.J 



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ORDER OF EVENING PRAYER. 



The Minister commences by reading one of 
the following sentences of scripture. 

[It is recommended that the Congregation rise at the 
commencement of the Religious Exercises, and 
remain standing until the close of the Exhortation ; 
also, that they kneel in time of Prayer, and 
stand, facing the pulpit, in time of Singing.] 

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the coun- 
sel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sin- 
ners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. For the 
Lord knoweth the way of the righteous ; but the 
way of the ungodly shall perish. 

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, 
where moth and rust do corrupt, and where thieves 
break through and steal ; but lay up for yourselves 
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust 
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break 
through nor steal. For where your treasure is, 
there will your heart be also. 



32 ORDER OF EVENING PRAYER. 

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life : 
he that cometh to me shall never hunger ; and he 
that believeth on me shall never thirst. All that the 
Father giveth me shall come unto me ; and him that 
cometh unto me, I will in no wise cast out. 

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, 
and the life ; no one cometh unto the Father but 
by me. 

From the rising of the sun to the going down 
thereof, the Lord's name is to be praised. 

O, give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, for 
his mercy endureth forever. 

Exhortation. 
My brethren, the goodness of Almighty God has 
thus far conducted us, and we are here, the living 
monuments of his mercy. Oar day of probation is 
yet prolonged, and if he will give us strength, we 
shall yet come off more than conquerors, through 
him that loved us. But our work is not accom- 
plished. Toil, trial, and suffering, still await us ; 
and the experience of every day teaches that we are 
not sufficient to ourselves. By the humble confes- 
sion of our sins, and by the exercise of sincere devo- 
tion, let us therefore seek for divine assistance. Ask 
and ye shall receive ; seek and ye shall find ; knock 
and it shall be opened unto you. 

Let us Pray. 
O God, who knowest us to be set in the midst of 
so many and great dangers, that, by reason of the 



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frailty of our nature, we cannot always stand up- 
right, grant to us such strength and protection as 
may support us in all dangers, and carry us through 
all temptations, through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
Amen. 

O Almighty God, who alone canst order the un- 
ruly wills and affections of sinful men, grant unto 
thy people that they may love the thing which thou 
commandest, and desire that which thou dost 
promise ; that so, among the manifold changes of 
the world, our hearts may surely be fixed where 
true joys are to be found, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Our Father, who art in heaven ; hallowed be thy 
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily 
bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us. And lead us not 
into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For 
thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for- 
ever and ever. Amen. 

The Minister shall then say, (the Congregation 
rising,) 

May the words of our mouths, and the meditations 
of our hearts', be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, our 
strength and our Redeemer. 



34 ORDER OF EVENING PRAYER. 

Then shall be sung the following Psalm : 

O, sing unto the Lord a new song ; for he hath 
done marvellous things. 

With his own right hand, and with his holy arm, 
hath he gotten himself the victory. 

The Lord declared his salvation ; his righteous- 
ness hath he openly showed in the sight of the 
heathen. 

He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward 
the house of Israel ; and all the ends of the world 
have seen the salvation of our God. 

Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye lands; 
sing, rejoice, and give thanks. 

Praise the Lord upon the harp ; sing to the harp 
with a psalm of thanksgiving. 

Let the floods clap their hands ; and let the hills 
be joyful together before the Lord. For he cometh 
to judge the earth. 

With righteousness will he judge the world, and 
the people with equity. 

Or this Hymn: 

O God, we praise thee, and confess 

That thou the only Lord 
And everlasting Father art, 

By all the earth adored. 

To thee all angels cry aloud ; 
To thee the powers on high* 



ORDER OF EVENING PRAYER. 

Both cherubim and seraphim, 
Continually do cry, — 

O holy, holy, holy Lord, 
Whom heavenly hosts obey, 

The world is with the glory rilled 
Of thy majestic sway. 

The apostles' glorious company, 
And prophets crowned with light, 

With all the martyrs' noble host, 
Thy constant praise recite. 

The holy church throughout the world 

O Lord, confesses thee, 
That thou eternal Father art, 

Of boundless majesty. 

Or this; 

Thus far the Lord hath led me on; 

Thus far his power prolongs my days; 
And every evening shall make known 

Some fresh memorial of his grace. 

Much of my time has run to waste, 
And I, perhaps, am near my home ; 

But he forgives my follies past; 

He gives me strength for days to come. 

Faith in his name forbids my fear ; 
O, may thy presence ne'er depart ! 



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ORDER OF EVENING PRAYER. 



And in the morning make me hear 
Thy love and kindness in my heart. 

Thus, when the night of death shall come, 
My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, 

And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, 
With sweet salvation in the sound. 

Then shall be read a portion of the sacred Scrip- 
tures, from the Old Testament ; at the close of 
which the Minister shall spy, (the Congregation 
rising,) 

Blessed be the name of the Lord, from this time 
forth and forevermore. Praise ye the Lord. 

Then shall be sung the following Psalm: 

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ; for he hath 
visited and redeemed his people; 

And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us in 
the house of his servant David ; 

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, 
which have been since the world began, 

That we should be saved from our enemies, and 
from the hand of all that hate us. 

Or this Hymn: 

Glory to thee, my God, this night, 
For all the blessings of the light; 



ORDER OF EVENING PRAYER. 

Keep me, O, keep me, King of kings, 
Under thy own almighty wings. 

Forgive me, Lord, through thy dear Son, 
The ill that I this day have done ; 
That with the world, myself, and thee, 
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 

Teach me to live that I may dread 
The grave as little as my bed ; 
To die, that this vile body may 
Rise glorious at the awful day. 

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; 

Praise him, all creatures here below; 

Praise him, ye angels round his throne ; 

Praise God, the high and holy One. 

Or this : 

Forth from the dark and stormy sky, 
Lord, to thine altar's shade we fly ; 
Forth from the world, its hope and fear, 
Father, we seek thy shelter here ; 
Weary and weak thy grace we pray ; 
Turn not, O Lord, thy guests away ! 

Long have we roamed in want and pain, 
Long have we sought thy rest in vain ; 
Wilder ed in doubt, in darkness lost, 
Long have our souls been tempest-tost : 
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Low at thy feet our sins we lay ; 
Turn not, O Lord, thy guests away. 

Then shall be read a portion of the sacred Scrip- 
tures, from the New Testament ; at the close of 
which the Minister may say, 

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invis- 
ible, the only wise God, be all honor and glory, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Let us Pray. 

Then may he offered these Prayers, or extempora- 
neous Prayer, at the option of the Minister. 

O Lord, from whom all good things do come, 
grant to us, thy servants, that by thy holy inspira- 
tion we may think those things that be good, and 
by thy merciful guiding may perform the same, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O God, who givest understanding to man, and 
instructest him out of thy law, grant unto us, thy 
servants, such knowledge as may best enable us to 
do good, and a sincere disposition to improve the 
knowledge we possess. Suffer us not, we beseech 
thee, to be drawn aside from our obedience to thy 
laws, by the love of pleasure, of riches, or of fame. 
Deliver us from irregular desires, vain hopes, and 
foolish fears ; and prepare us, by innocence and 



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purity of manners, and a steadfast faith in thee, for 
all the events of this mortal life, and for our de- 
parture out of this world. By the constant exercise 
of piety, righteousness, and mercy ; by meekness, 
patience, and moderation ; by truth and fidelity, 
candor and charity ; by an humble, resigned, and 
contented spirit, may we become fitted for the 
society of the just made perfect in thy heavenly 
kingdom, and be received into the same, through 
the mediation of thy Son, Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Almighty God, we thank thee for the various 
blessings which make our lives happy ; for our 
friends, our kindred, and our« peaceful homes ; for 
the daily supply of our temporal wants, and for the 
bodily health which enables us to enjoy what we 
receive; for our Christian faith and religious priv- 
ileges; for the consolations which sustain us under 
affliction, and the hopes which cheer us in the pros- 
pect of death. We thank thee for the means of 
improvement and the opportunities of usefulness. 
And we beseech thee, O most merciful God, that we 
may have grace, so to use the time of our probation 
here, as finally to triumph over sin and death, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



[In this place may be offered any Prayers, or Peti- 
tions, suited to the particular time and occasion.] 

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we, thine 
unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and 



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ORDER OF EVENING PRAYER. 



hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kind- 
ness to us and all men. We bless thee for our 
creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this 
life ; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the 
redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; 
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. 
And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all 
thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly 
thankful, and that we may show forth thy praise, not 
only with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up 
ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee 
in holiness and righteousness all our days, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

We humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to 
look upon our infirmities ; and for the glory of thy 
name, turn from us all those evils that we have most 
justly deserved ; and grant that in all our troubles, 
we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy 
mercy, and evermore serve thee, in holiness and 
pureness of living, to thy honor and glory, through 
our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Now unto Him who is able to keep us from fall- 
ing, and to present us faultless before the presence 
of his glory with exceeding joy ; to the only wise 
God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and 
power, forever and ever. Amen. 

[The remaining Exercises, as in the Morning, see page 18.] 



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SECOND ORDER OE EVENING PRAYER. 



The Minister commences by reading one of 
the following sentences of scripture. 

[It is recommended that the Congregation rise at the 
commencement of the Religious Exercises, and 
remain standing until the close of the Exhortation ; 
also, that they kneel in time of Prayer, and 
stand, facing the pulpit, in time of Singing, ,] 

If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the 
Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous. 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive our- 
selves, and the truth is not in us. 

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to 
forgive us^our sins, and to cleanse us from all un- 
righteousness. 

Let no man say, when he is tempted, I am tempted 
of God, for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither 
tempteth he any man ; but every man is tempted, 
when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed. 

Be not deceived ; God is not mocked : for what- 
soever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 
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Exhortation. 

My brethren, under the kind providence of God, 
we are permitted once more to unite in prayer, that 
our sins may be forgiven, and that we may find ac- 
ceptance with him. In many things we have all 
offended, and come short of the glory of God. Let 
us therefore humble ourselves before him, and ask 
his blessing, that a right spirit may be renewed 
within us. 

Let us Pray. 

Almighty* and most merciful God, who didst 
send thy Son into the world, to seek and to save 
that which was lost, we beseech thee to look favor- 
ably upon thy servants, and to forgive all our of- 
fences. Create in us clean hearts, O God, and 
renew a right spirit within us. Wash us thoroughly 
from our iniquities, and cleanse us from our sins. 
Make us more faithful to our own souls, to each 
other, and to thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Our Father, who art in heaven ; hallowed be thy 
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our 
daily bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, as we 
forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us 
not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil. For 
thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for- 
ever and ever Amen. 



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Tlien shall the Minister say ^ (the Congregation 
rising,) 

May the words of our mouths, and the medita- 
tions of our hearts, be acceptable in thy sight, O 
Lord, our strength and our Redeemer. 

Then shall be sung the following Hymn : 

O, help us, Lord ; each hour of need 

Thy heavenly succor give ; 
Help us in thought, and word, and deed, 

Each hour on earth we live. 

O, help us, when our spirits bleed, 

With contrite anguish sore ; 
And when our hearts are cold and dead, 

O, help us, Lord, the more. 

O, help us, through the prayer of faith, 

More firmly to believe ; 
For still the more the servant hath, 

The more shall he receive. 

O, help us, Father, from on high ; 

We know no help but thee ; 
O, help us so to live and die, 

As thine in heaven to be. 



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SECOND ORDER OF EVENING PRAYER* 



Or this : 

My God, permit me not to be 
A stranger to myself and thee: 
Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, 
Forgetful of my highest love. 

Why should my passions mix with earth, 
And thus debase my heavenly birth 1 
Why should I cleave to things below, 
And let my God, my Savior, go? 

Call me away from flesh and sense ; 
Thy sovereign word can draw me thence : 
I would obey the voice divine, 
And all inferior joys resign. 

Be earth, with all her scenes, withdrawn; 

Let noise and vanity be gone : 

In secret silence of the mind, 

My heaven, and there my God, I find. 

Or this Psalm : 

The Lord is my Shepherd ; I shall not want. 

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : he 
leadeth me beside the still waters. 

He restoreth my soul ; he leadeth me in the paths 
of righteousness for his name's sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 



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shadow of death, I will fear no evil ; for thou art 
with me ; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence 
of mine enemies : thou anointest my head with oil ; 
my cup runneth over. 

Surely gfoodness and mercy shall follow me all the 
days of my life ; and I will dwell in the house of the 
Lord forever. 

Then shall he read a portion of the sacred Scrip- 
tures, from the Old Testament ; at the close of 
which the Minister shall say, (the Congregation 
rising,) 

O Lord, open thou our lips, and our mouth shall 
show forth thy praise. 

Then shall be sung the following Psalm : 

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy 
loving-kindness. 

According unto the multitude of thy tender mer- 
cies, blot out my transgressions. 

Wasb me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and 
cleanse me from my sin. 

For I acknowledge my transgressions ; and my 
sin is ever before me. 

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts : 
and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know 
wisdom. 

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : wash 
me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 



46 SECOND ORDER OF EVENING PRAYER. 

Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones 
which thou hast broken may rejoice. 

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine 
iniquities. 

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a 
right spirit within me. 

Cast me not away from thy presence, and take 
not thy Holy Spirit from me. 

Or this Hymn : 

Sing we the song of those who stand 

Around th' eternal throne, 
Of every kindred, clime, and land, 

A multitude unknown. 

Life's poor distinctions vanish here ; 

To-day, the young, the old, 
Our Savior and his flock appear, 

One Shepherd and one fold. 

Toil, trial, suffering still await 
On earth the pilgrim's throng ; 

Yet learn we in our low estate 
The church triumphant's song. 

Then hallelujah ! power and praise 

To God in Christ be given ; 
May all who now this anthem raise 

Renew the song in heaven. 



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Or this: 

Tis God the Spirit leads 

In paths before unknown: 
The work to be performed is ours ; 

The strength is all his own. 

Assisted by his grace, 

We still pursue our way, 
And hope at last to reach the prize, 

Secure in endless day. 

'Tis he that works to will ; 

'Tis he that works to do : 
His is the power by which we act ; 

His be the glory too. 

Then shall be read a portion of the sacred Scrip- 
tures, from the New Testament ; at the close of 
which the Minister may say , 

Now unto the King, eternal, immortal, invisible, 
the only wise God, be all honor and glory, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Then may follow extemporaneous Prayer; and the 
remaining Exercises will be as in the Morning 
Service. See page 18. 



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ORDER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION 

OF THE 

LORD'S SUPPER. OR HOLY COMMUNION. 



The Minister may commence by reading these 
sentences of scripture. 

[It is recommended that the administration of this 
Ordinance shall be either in the morning or after- 
noon of the first Sunday of each month, and that 
it take the place of the usual religious exercises.] 

Blessed are the poor in spirit ; for theirs is the 
kingdom of heaven. 

Blessed are they that mourn ; for they shall be 
comforted. 

Blessed are the meek ; for they shall inherit the 
earth. 

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after 
righteousness ; for they shall be filled. 

Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain 
mercy. 



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Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see 
God. 

Blessed are the peace-makers ; for they shall be 
called the children of God. 

Blessed are they who are persecuted for right- 
eousness 5 sake ; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and per- 
secute you, and shall say all manner of evil against 
you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice and be exceeding 
glad ; for great is your reward in heaven : for so 
persecuted they the prophets who were before you. 

Let your light so shine before men, that they, 
seeing your good works, may glorify your Father 
who is in heaven. 

The following, or some other suitable Exhortation \, 
may then be used: 

My brethren, in obedience to the commands of 
our dying Lord, we have met once more around 
his table. While the memorials of his love are 
before us, we ought most deeply to feel, and most 
heartily to acknowledge, the debt of gratitude which 
we owe to him. We should most humbly confess 
our manifold transgressions, from the power of 
which he died to save us. We should with most 
earnest prayer renew our resolutions to obey his 
commands and follow his example, that we may 
obtain the benefit of his sufferings and death. Let 
us, therefore, as with one heart and one mind, lift 
up our souls to our heavenly Father. 
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Let us Pray. 

O God, our heavenly Father, God and Father of 
our Lord Jesus Christ, who didst send him into the 
world that the world through him might be saved, 
we thank thee that we are permitted here to call 
upon his name, and testify our obedience to his 
words. We thank thee for the inestimable bless- 
ings which he suffered and died to give to us ; for his 
manifestations of thy love and paternal care ; for his 
holy example ; for his revelations of thy will, and for 
his promise of eternal life. Assist us by thy Holy 
Spirit, O God, so to repent of our sins, that we may 
depart from every evil way, in thought, word, and in 
deed. Assist us worthily to partake in this holy 
ordinance, with humble and contrite hearts. And 
enable us, in all that we do, to glorify thy name, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of thy 
great mercy hast promised forgiveness of sins to all 
those who with hearty repentance and true faith turn 
unto thee, have mercy upon us ; pardon and de- 
liver us from all our sins ; confirm and strengthen 
us in all goodness ; and bring us to everlasting life, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Our Father, who art in heaven: hallowed be thy 
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on 
earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily 
bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 



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those who trespass against us. And lead us not 
into temptation, but deliver us from evil ; for thine 
is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever 
and ever. Amen. 

Then shall be sung the following Hymn : 

Our heavenly Father calls, 
And Christ invites us near ; 
With both our friendship shall be sweet, 
And our communion dear, 

God pities all my griefs ; 
He pardons every day ; 
Almighty to protect my soul, 
And wise to guide my way. 

Jesus, my living Head, 
I bless thy faithful care ; 
Mine Advocate before the throne, 
And my Forerunner there. 

Here fix, my roving heart, 
Here wait, my warmest love, 
Till the communion be complete 
In nobler scenes above. 

Or this : 

O, here, if ever, God of love, 
Let strife and hatred cease, 



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And every thought harmonious move, 
And every heart be peace. 

Not here, where met to think of Him 
Whose latest thoughts were ours, 

Shall mortal passion come, to dim 
The prayer devotion pours. 

No, gracious Master, not in vain 

Thy life of love hath been ; 
The peace thou gav'st may yet remain, 

Though thou no more art seen. 

" Thy kingdom come ; " we watch, we wait, 

To hear thy cheering call, 
When heaven shall ope its glorious gate, 

And God be all in all. 

[The admission of new members shall be here 
attended to.] 

The Minister shall then read such portions of the 
Scriptures as he may select ; after which he may 
deliver an Address, or Discourse, upon any suit- 
able topic. He shall then offer, in the name of all 
present who shall receive the communion, this 
Prayer following : 

We do not presume to come to this thy table, O 
merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, 
but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not 



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worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under 
thy table ; but thou art the same Lord, whose prop- 
erty is always to have mercy ; grant us, therefore, 
gracious Lord, so to partake of this holy ordinance, 
that our minds may be impressed with gratitude to 
thy dear Son, Jesus Christ, and that we may ever- 
more dwell in him and he in us. Amen. 

Then shall the Minister read the following account 
of the institution, from 1 Cor. xi. 23- — 25 : 

The Lord Jesus, the same night that he was be- 
trayed, took bread ; and when he had given thanks, 
he brake it. and said, Take, eat ; this is my body, 
which is broken for you ; this do, in remembrance 
of me. After the same manner, also, he took the 
cup, when he had supped, saying, This is the new 
testament in my blood ; this do ye, as oft as ye drink 
of it, in remembrance of me. 

Then the Minister shall break the bread and -pour 
out the wine; after which he shall offer the 
Prayers following : 

Almighty God, we, thy sinful and erring children, 
do humbly thank thee for this holy institution, by 
the hearty observance of which we may be brought 
into nearer communion with thee and with Jesus 
Christ. We acknowledge before thee our manifold 
transgressions ; we have followed too much the 
devices and desires of our own hearts; we have 
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offended against thy holy laws. But we thank thee 
that when our consciences rebuke us, and the 
burden of sin becomes intolerable, we are here 
enabled, by beholding the love of Jesus Christ, his 
body broken, and his blood shed, for our sake, to 
obtain assurance of pardon and acceptance with 
thee. We hear the most gracious words which he 
spoke, Come unto me, all ye that are weary and 
heavy laden, and I will give you rest ; and we 
humbly beseech thee, O God, that thy servants, who 
are weary with the cares of the world and heavy 
laden with its sins, may have grace to obtain that 
holy rest to their souls. Give peace to our con-* 
sciences and quietness to our hearts. By faith in 
thy dear Son, and by obedience to his words, may 
we present our bodies and our souls a living sacrifice 
to thee! May we, and all those who partake of this 
holy communion, so eat of this bread and drink of 
this cup, as to show forth the Lord's death till he 
come. By worthily receiving thereof, may we make 
one body with Jesus Christ, that he may dwell in us 
and we in him. Hear us, O God, and most mer- 
cifully accept us, through our only Mediator and 
Advocate, Jesus Christ. Amen. 



Then may be sung the following Hymn : 

According to thy gracious word, 

In meek humility, 
This will I do, my dying Lord,— 

I will remember thee, 



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Thy body, broken for my sake, 
My bread from heaven shall be; 

Thy testamental cup I take, 
And thus remember thee. 

When to the cross I turn my eyes, 

And rest on Calvary, 
O Lamb of God, my sacrifice, 

I must remember thee — ■ 

Remember thee, and all thy pains, 

And all thy love to me ; 
Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains, 

Will I remember thee. 

And when these failing lips grow dumb, 

And mind and memory flee, 
When thou shalt in thy kingdom come, 

Jesus, remember me. 

Then shall the Minister proceed to deliver the bread 
and the wine to the People, and shall receive the 
same himself. And when he delivers the bread to 
the People, he shall say, 

Take and eat this in remembrance of Jesus 
Christ. 

And when he delivers the cup to them, he shall say> 



Drink this in remembrance of Jesus Christ 



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LORD^S SUPPER. 



When all nave received the Communion , the following 
Prayer may he offered : 

Almighty God, we thank thee that we have thus 
been permitted to remember our Lord and Savior 
Jesus Christ, and thereby to be brought into spiritual 
communion with him and with each other. Wilt 
thou assist us, by thy grace, so to continue in this 
holy fellowship, that, by the practice of every virtue 
and abhorrence of every vice, by simplicity and 
godly sincerity, by a spirit of self-denial and self- 
sacrifice, we may become worthy of entering into 
thy heavenly kingdom, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Then may be sung the following Anthem : 

Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, 
good-will towards men. We praise thee, we bless 
thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give 
thanks to thee, for thy great glory, O Lord God, 
heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. 

O Lord, through thy only-begotten Son, Jesus 
Christ, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who taketh 
away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. 
Through him who taketh away the sins of the world, 
have mercy upon us. Through him who taketh 
away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. 
Through him who sitteth at thy right hand, O God 
our Father, have mercy upon us. 



LORD'S supper. 



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For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord. 
Thou only, O Christ, by the Holy Ghost, art most 
high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. 

Or this Hymn : 

From the table now retiring, 

Which for us the Lord hath spread, 

May our souls, refreshment finding, 
Grow in all things like our Head. 

His example by beholding, 

May our lives his image bear; 
Him our Lord and Master calling, 

His commands may we revere. 

Love to God and man displaying, 

Walking steadfast in his way, 
Joy attend us in believing, 

Peace from God through endless day. 

Benediction. 

The peace of God, which passeth understanding, 
keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and 
love of God, and of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord; 
and the blessing of God Almighty be among you and 
remain with you always. Amen. 



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THE COJDIAjNDUESTS. 



On the morning of Communion Day, and at 
other times, when the minister chooses, 
the Services may be commenced by reading 
the Commandments, as follows : 

God spake these words, and said, I am the Lord 
thy God ; thou shalt have none other gods but me. 

Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, 
nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, 
or in the earth beneath, or in the waters under the 
earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor wor- 
ship them ; for I, the Lord thy God, am a jealous 
God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the chil- 
dren, unto the third and fourth generation of them 
that hate me, and show mercy unto the thousandth 
generation of them that love me and keep my com- 
mandments. 

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God 
in vain ; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless 
that taketh his name in vain. 



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Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. 
Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work ; but 
the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. 
In it thou shalt not do any work ; thou, nor thy son, 
nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy 
maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that 
is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made 
heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, 
and rested the seventh day ; wherefore the Lord 
blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it. 

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days 
may be long in the land which the Lord thy God 
giveth thee. 

Thou shalt do no murder. 

Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

Thou shalt not steal. 

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy 
neighbor. 

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou 
shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his servant, 
nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing 
that is thy neighbor's. 

Jesus said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with 
all thy mind. This is the first and great com- 
mandment. 

And the second is like unto it ; Thou shalt love 
thy neighbor as thyself 



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THE COMMANDMENTS. 



On these two commandments hang all the law and 
the prophets. 

Love is the fulfilling of the law. For this, Thou 
shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou 
shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 
Thou shalt not covet ; and if there be any other 
commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this 
saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as 
thyself. 



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BAPTISM OP INFANTS. 



[Children are usually baptized in the Church, 

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRST HyMN OF THE 

Morning or Afternoon Service. It is ex- 
pected THAT THEY WILL BE PRESENTED FOR 

this purpose by their parents or immediate 
Guardians.] 



When the Child has been brought forward to the 
altar, the Minister may read as follows, from the 
Gospel of St. Mark : 

Jesus said unto his disciples, Suffer little children 
to come unto me, and forbid them not ; for of such 
is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, 
Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as 
a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he 
took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, 
and blessed them. 

6 



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BAPTIS3I OF INFANTS. 



He may then use the following, or some other suit- 
able Exhortation : 

Mr brethren, in our treatment and regard of chil- 
dren, we ought to partake of the spirit of our Lord 
Jesus Christ. We should by no means despise or 
neglect them ; but by gentleness and watchful care, 
do all that we can to bring them into the fold of the 
good Shepherd. That God may bless our efforts in 
so doing, let us now pray. 

Then may be offered the following Prayer : 

Almighty and most merciful God, we give thanks 
unto thee, that by thy goodness we have been 
brought to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, and to 
faith in him. We bless thee for the kind and en- 
couraging words which he spoke, and for his tender 
compassion towards those whom he came to save ; 
that he did not suffer little children to be driven 
away from his presence, but took them in his arms 
and blessed them. And now that we have brought 
to thy altar this little one, we pray that thou wilt 
guide and direct us, while we consecrate him to 
thee and to thy service. Wilt thou grant that this 
Baptism of Water may be the type and the earnest 
of the purifying influences of thy Holy Spirit, by 
which alone the soul can be regenerated and saved. 
This we do humbly ask, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



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The Minister shall then address the Parents of the 
Child (or those by whom it is brought forward) 
in these words : 

By bringing this child to be baptized, you express 
your earnest desire that he may be consecrated to 
the service of God and of Jesus Christ, and that you 
may have strength faithfully to perform your duty 
towards him as Christian Parents. You do there- 
fore promise that you will conscientiously endeavor, 
by the help of God, to educate him in the Christian 
faith, and in the practice of all Christian virtues. 

When this Covenant has been assented to, the Min- 
ister shall take the Child in his arms, and, having 
first asked its name, shall name it accordingly , and 
dip it into the water, or sprinkle water upon it, 
saying, 

I eaptize thee in the name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 

Then may be offered the following Prayer : 

O God, thou beholdest the offering which thy 
servants have now made to thee. Wilt thou gra- 
ciously regard them in that which they have done, 
and grant that their earnest prayers for this child's 
welfare may be answered. Help them fully to keep 
the promises which they have made, and bless them 



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BAPTIS3I OF INFANTS. 



in all their domestic relations. By their love of this 
child may their hearts be fixed on thee : and through 
their tender and watchful care may he be reared up 
in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. May 
they always remember the uncertainty of life, and 
hold themselves ready to resign into thy hands the 
treasure with which thou hast intrusted them. 
Finally, wilt thou abundantly bless this child; up- 
hold and guide Mm in the slippery paths of child- 
hood and youth ; prepare him for the temptations of 
life ; watch over him in all times of trial and dif- 
ficulty ; and so conduct him through life, that when- 
ever thou callest him from this world, he may be ac- 
counted worthy to enter into thy kingdom of peace 
and love, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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BAPTISM OF ADULTS. 



When those who wish to be baptized have 
come forward to the altar, the mlnister 
shall read as follows from the gospel of 
St. Matthew : 

And Jesus came and spake to his disciples, and 
said, All power is given unto me in heaven and 
earth. Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, bap- 
tizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, 
and the Holy Ghost ; teaching them to do whatso- 
ever I have commanded you ; and lo, I am with you, 
even unto the end of the world. 



He may then use some suitable Exhortation, or he 
may say , 

My brethren, now that we are about to obey this 
command, which is with so great authority enjoined 
upon us, let us seek a blessing from God, through 
our Lord Jesus Christ. 

6* 



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BAPTISM OF ADULTS. 



Then may be offered this Prayer: 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we give 
thee humble and hearty thanks, that thou hast 
vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of thy grace 
and to faith in thee. Increase this knowledge and 
confirm this faith in us evermore, that we may be 
enabled to mortify all our evil and corrupt affections, 
and daily to proceed in all virtue and godliness of 
living, till we come to that eternal kingdom which 
thou hast promised through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Then shall the Minister address the person to be 
baptized, in these words : 

By offering yourself to be baptized according to 
the holy institution of the Christian church, you 
solemnly profess your faith that Jesus Christ is the 
Son of God, and acknowledge him as your Lord and 
Savior. You promise that, by the grace of God 
assisting you, you will give earnest heed to his com- 
mandments, and that you will steadfastly endeavor 
to adorn your Christian profession by the practice 
of every Christian virtue. 

When assent has been given to this Covenant, the 
Minister shall baptize the person, either by immer» 
sion or spriiikling, saying, 

I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 



BAPTISM OF ADULTS. 



67 



Then may be offered the following Prayer : 

Almighty God, who hast taught us through thy 
Son, Jesus Christ, that without true regeneration of 
heart, and purity of life, no man can enter into thy 
heavenly kingdom ; grant, we beseech thee, that we, 
who have received this baptism of water, may also 
obtain that sanctification, both of our bodies and our 
souls, by which we may become heirs of eternal life. 
Send down upon this thy servant, who has now de- 
clared his faith in the name of Jesus Christ, the 
saving influences of thy good spirit ; that he may 
have strength to perform the word which he has 
spoken before thee, and faithfully to keep the prom- 
ises which he has made. Strengthen him in the 
hour of temptation ; encourage him in all times of 
trial and difficulty ; establish him in every good 
word and work ; and so conduct him through life, 
that whenever thou callest him but of this world, he 
may be prepared to enter into thy kingdom of peace 
and love, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



ADMISSION OF MEMBERS 

INTO THE CHURCH. 



When any persons wish to become members of 
the Church, and partakers of the Communion, they 
are expected to signify the same, at a convenient 
time, to the Minister, who may consult thereupon 
with the Elders, or such members of the Church as 
may have been appointed for that purpose ; and if no 
sufficient objection be known, the applicants shall 
sicrn their names to 'the following: 

ARTICLES OF AGREE M EXT. 

We, who have here subscribed our names, do 
unite ourselves together as the Body of Communi- 
cants in the First Congregational Society of St, 
Louis. By so doing, we profess our faith in Jesus 
Christ, as the Son of God and the Savior of men ; 
and acknowledge the Bible as the Divinely-author- 
ized Rule, both of Faith and of Practice, to which 



ADMISSION OF MEMBERS. 



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it is our duty, as Christians, to submit. By thus 
uniting ourselves together, we claim no right to 
exclude any one from this Communion, on account 
of difference in doctrinal opinions, nor for any other 
reason, except undoubted immorality of conduct. 

Upon the next following administration of the Communion, 
at some convenient time before the distribution of the 
Bread and Wine, the minister shall read the names of the 
applicants for admission : and if any of them have never 
been baptized, he shall proceed to baptize them. He 
shall then address them as follows : 

You do, in this solemn presence, give up yourself 
to the true God in Jesus Christ, and to his people 
also, according to the will of God, promising to walk 
with God and with this Church of his, in all his 
holy ordinances, and to yield obedience to every 
truth of his, which has been or shall be made known 
to you as your duty, the Lord assisting you by his 
spirit and grace. 

We then, the Church of Christ in this place, do 
receive you into the fellowship, and promise to walk 
towards you, and to watch over you, as a member of 
this Church, endeavoring your spiritual edification in 
Christ Jesus our Lord.* 

* This Covenant has been in use by the Second Church in Bos- 
ton more than two hundred years. It is here adopted because of 
its great simplicity and comprehensiveness. 



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ASSOCIATION 

FOR 

CHARITABLE PURPOSES. 



The members of this Church, at a meeting held 
in the month of November, 1841, unanimously re- 
solved themselves into an Association for Charitable 
Purposes, of which it is proper that the Constitution 
should be here given. 

Article I. This Church shall hereafter be con- 
sidered, by virtue of its organization, an Association 
for Charitable Purposes. 

Article II. The objects of its charity shall be 
to visit and relieve the poor, and to provide work 
for them. 

Article III. The officers shall be a President, 
(who shall be the Pastor of the Church;) a Minister, 
or Visitor of the Poor ; and a Committee of five 
Ladies ; who shall respectively perform the duties 
which from time to time shall be assigned to them, 



ASSOCIATION FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. 71 

Article IV. All members of the Church shall 
be considered as members of this Association, and 
are expected to interest themselves in visiting the 
poor, and to be ready to perform any duties, in fur- 
therance of the objects of the Association, which 
may be in their power. 

Article V. Each member shall annually con- 
tribute (when not inconvenient) the sum of one dol- 
lar, to compose a special fund for the use of the poor 
of this Church and the Religious Society with which 
it is connected. 

Article VI. An annual meeting shall be held 
in November, and meetings may at any time be 
called by the officers. 



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CREED AND CHURCH DISCIPLINE. 



By the original Constitution of the first Congre- 
gational Society of Saint Louis, it is expressly pro- 
vided that no Creed, or Articles of Faith, shall ever 
be adopted in the Church, as a test of membership, 
except the Bible itself. No other profession of 
faith, therefore, is required, than that found in the 
Articles of Agreement which the members of the 
Church sign. Each individual is understood to be 
responsible, for his peculiar religious opinions, not 
to the members of this Church, but to God and to 
Christ alone. The communion-table is spread for 
all believers in Jesus Christ. 

It was chiefly on this ground that the name of 
Congregational was assumed, rather than that of 
any particular sect. The object was to keep this 
Church and Society free from all sectarian trammels, 
and to avoid the names which identify it with a 
party. So far as the constitution, or the name of 
the Society is concerned, the Pastor is as much at 
liberty to preach doctrines of the Trinitarian as of 
the Unitarian system. By assuming the name of 



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73 



Congregational, this Society desires to take the 
broadest Christian ground, and claims to be inde- 
pendent, both in church government and in matters 
of faith, of every authority except that of the sacred 
Scriptures. 

With regard to Church Discipline, and qualifica- 
tion for church membership, two principles are 
assumed and acted upon. First : sincerity of heart, 
rather than entire righteousness of life, constitutes a 
person a worthy communicant. By the latter test, 
no one is worthy : by the former, no sincere be- 
liever in Christ, who is seeking for the way of life, 
can be rejected. "Where there is an evident desire 
of religious improvement, many offences may be 
overlooked. The communion with Christ, at his 
table, is a means of spiritual growth, not a profes- 
sion of " having already attained. ,} The publican 
who " smote upon his breast, and said, God be mer- 
ciful to me a sinner," would be a more worthy com- 
municant than the Pharisee, whose life perhaps ex- 
hibited no outward stain, but whose self-righteous- 
ness had destroyed his humility. 

Secondly : the principle is assumed, that each in- 
dividual should watch over his or her own moral 
and spiritual condition, and depend upon the Church 
for sympathy and counsel rather than for absolute 
guidance. Christ is the only sufficient guide ; and 
to the conscientious man, the spirit of God in his 
own soul can best decide upon disputed questions 
of right and wrong. The discipline of the Church 
aims, therefore, to be fraternal rather than parental. 
7 • 



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CREED 



AND 



CHURCH DISCIPLINE. 



Upon all subjects which admit of conscientious dif- 
ference of opinion, friendly arguments may be used, 
and advice given and urged ; but in such cases the 
right of Church censure is not claimed. This right 
is claimed and exercised only where there is no 
room for conscientious mistake ; that is, in cases of 
undoubted immorality of conduct. In such cases, 
the Church, by its Articles of Agreement, claims the 
right, after advice and expostulation have first been 
tried, of excluding the unworthy member. It is 
considered, however, that this is a resort to be 
avoided as long as possible. The interests of the 
individual should never be sacrificed for the general 
interests of the Church, and the last step should 
never be taken, unless when the former seems to 
require it as well as the latter. When both concur, 
the offending member should be requested to with- 
draw from the communion. 

This full explanation is given, in order to remove 
the error of those who infer, because they see no 
complicated machinery of discipline, and no system- 
atic inquiries into the minor details of conduct, 
that this Church underrates the importance of strict- 
ness in the minute as well as the great duties of 
Christians. On the contrary, the course here adopt- 
ed is deliberately taken, as the most likely to lead to 
a practical moral and religious character. Some- 
thing may be lost in the less apparent strictness and 
conformity ; but more is gained, if greater freedom 
of conscience, and a livelier sense of individual 
responsibility to God, are secured. It is impossible 



CREED AND CHURCH DISCIPLINE. 



75 



for a Church to put itself in the place of the indi- 
vidual's conscience ; and the attempt to do so, by 
too many regulations, and too minute discipline, 
appears to be tyrannical, and always results in un- 
reasonable demands. 



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MATRIMONY. 



When the persons to be married are assembled with 
their friends, the Man standing on the right and 
the Woman on the left, the Minister may, if he 
deems it admsable, address those present in these 
words: (or he may omit all before the Prayer :) 

We are assembled in the sight of God, and in the 
presence of this company, to join together this man 
and this* woman in matrimony. If any man can 
show just cause why they may not be lawfully joined 
together, let him now speak, or else hereafter forever 
hold his peace. 

And also, speaking to the persons to be married, he 
may say, 

I require and charge you both, as ye will answer 
at the dreadful day of judgment, when the secrets of 
all hearts shall be disclosed, that if either of you 
know any impediment, why ye may not lawfully be 
united in matrimony, ye do now confess it. For be 



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77 



ye well assured, that so many as are joined together 
otherwise than God's word doth allow, their mar- 
riage is not lawful. 

The following Prayer shall then be offered: 

Almighty God, who givest to thy children all 
things richly to enjoy, send down thy blessings upon 
us, and guide our hearts to the love of all goodness, 
and confirm us in the same. Enable thy servants, 
who are about to pledge to each other their mutual 
faith and love, deeply to feel the solemnity of the 
obligations into which they enter. Teach them to 
feel their entire dependence upon thee; and that 
which they solemnly promise, may they heartily per- 
form, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Minister shall then cause the Man and the 
Woman to join their right hands, and shall ad- 
dress the Man in these words: 

In the presence of God, and of these witnesses, 
you solemnly declare that you take this woman to be 
your lawful and wedded wife, to live together, after 
God's ordinance, in the holy estate of Matrimony. 
And you promise, as you hope for the mercy of God, 
that you will love her, comfort her, honor and keep 
her, in sickness and health, in prosperity and adver- 
sity ; that, forsaking all others, you will be faithful to 
her, and conduct yourself towards her in all respects 
as a dutiful and Christian husband, until God shall 

separate you by death. This will you faithfully do? 

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MATRIMONY. 



The Man shall answer, 

I WILL. 

Then shall the Minister say unto the Woman, 

In the presence of God, and of these witnesses, you 
solemnly declare that you take this man to be your 
lawful and wedded husband, to live together, after 
God's ordinance, in the holy estate of Matrimony. 
And you promise, as you hope for the mercy of God, 
that you will love him, comfort him, honor and keep 
him, in sickness and health, in prosperity and adver- 
sity ; that, forsaking all others, you will be faithful to 
him, and conduct yourself towards him in all respects 
as a dutiful and Christian wife, until God shall sep- 
arate you by death. This will you faithfully do ? 

The Woman shall answer, 

I WILL, 

[If a ring is used, the Man shall here give it to the 
Woman, putting it upon the fourth finger of the 
left hand. And the Man, holding the ring there, 
and taught by the Minister, shall say, With this 
ring I thee wed, and with all my worldly goods I 
thee endow ; in the name of Jesus Christ our 
Lord.] 

TJie Minister shall then say, 

I therefore, as the minister of Jesus Christ, hav- 
ing witnessed your mutual vows here made before 



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79 



God and this company, do pronounce you to be, by 
the laws of God and man, husband and wife ; and 
those whom God hath joined together let not man 
put asunder. 

Then shall be offered this Prayer: 

O Eternal God, giver of all spiritual grace, send 
thy blessings upon thy servants, whom we bless in 
thy name. Enable them to perform the covenant 
which they have now made in thy presence. May 
they dwell together in peace and love, in holiness 
and comfort ; in the Christian faith, and in the prac- 
tice of all Christian virtues. Bless, preserve, and 
keep them ; fill them with all spiritual benediction 
and grace ; that they may so live together in this 
life, that in the world to come they may enter into 
the life everlasting. We ask this in the name and 
as the disciples of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 



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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK. 



Prayer for a Sick Person. 

Our Father in heaven, look down with mercy and 
pity upon thy servant, and lay not thy chastening 
hand upon Mm more heavily than he can bear. Let 
Mm acknowledge, with submission and humility, 
that even in judgment thou art merciful, and that of 
very faithfulness thou hast caused Mm to be troubled. 
Thou dost afflict Mm with a parent's wisdom ; O 
sustain Mm with a parent's love. Let thy grace be 
sufficient for Mm in all Ms need, and let the holy 
influences of thy Spirit hold Mm up in Ms weakness, 
and inspire Ms heart with strength, and hope, and 
confidence. Let not any pain or suffering, however 
acute, discompose the order of Ms thoughts, Ms sub- 
mission, Ms gratitude, or his duty. Together with 
Ms trials, wilt thou provide a way for Ms escape, 
even by the mercies of a longer and holier life, or 
by the mercies of a peaceful and blessed death — 
even as it pleaseth thee, O Lord. 

Thou knowest all the necessities and all the in- 



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81 



firmities of thy servant; fortify his sou], we beseech 
thee, with spiritual joys and perfect resignation, and 
fill him with desires of holiness and of thy heavenly 
kingdom. Make his repentance entire, and his faith 
strong, and his hope steadfast, so that if thou dost 
please to continue him yet longer in life, he may 
serve thee with a devoted heart, and whenever thou 
shalt call his spirit away from earth, it may enter 
into the rest of the sons of God, and be with thee, 
and the holy Jesus, and the spirits of the just made 
perfect, forever and ever. 

O Lord, hear ; O Lord, be merciful ; O Lord, 
heal, and pity, and save. Accept the prayer now 
offered in behalf of thine arrlicted servant. Bless all 
Ms friends, and reward all the kindness which is 
shown him. Forgive him his trespasses, as he for- 
gives those who trespass against him. Be with him 
every moment ; be with him in the hour of death ; 
and O, in the day of judgment deliver him, through 
thine infinite mercy in Christ Jesus our Lord. 
Amen. 

Prayers for a Sick Person when there is 
small Hope of Recovery. 

O Father of mercies, God of all comfort, our only 
help in time of need, we fly unto thee for succor in 
behalf of this thy servant, here lying under thy hand 
in great weakness of body. Look graciously upon 
him, O Lord ; and the more the outward man de- 
cayeth, strengthen him, we beseech thee, so much 



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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK. 



the more continually with thy grace and Holy Spirit 
in the inner man. Give him unfeigned repentance 
for the errors of his life past, and steadfast faith in 
thy Son Jesus, that his sins may be done away by 
thy mercy, and his pardon sealed in heaven, before 
he go hence and be no more seen. We know, O 
Lord, that there is no word impossible with thee ; 
and that if thou wilt, thou canst even yet raise him 
up, and grant him a longer continuance amongst us. 
Yet forasmuch as, in all appearance, the time of his 
dissolution draweth near, so fit and prepare him, we 
beseech thee, against the hour of death, that after 
his departure hence in peace, and in thy favor, he 
may in thy appointed time be received into thine 
everlasting kingdom, which thou hast promised by 
Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen. 

O Lord God Almighty, most holy and gracious 
Father, we humbly commend the soul of thy servant 
into thy hands, thy most merciful hands. Impute 
not unto him the follies of his youth, nor any of the 
errors of his life ; but strengthen him in his agony, 
and carry him safely through his last distress. Let 
not his faith waver, nor his hope fail ; may he die in 
peace, and rest in hope, and rise in glory, for thine 
infinite mercy's sake in Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Prayer for a Sick Child. 

O Almighty God and merciful Father, to whom 
alone belong the issues of life and death, look down 



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from heaven, we humbly beseech thee, with the 
eyes of mercy, upon this child now lying upon the 
bed of sickness ; visit him, O Lord, with thy salva- 
tion ; deliver him in thy good appointed time from 
his bodily pain, and sanctify this thy fatherly chas- 
tisement to Mm ; that if it shall be thy pleasure to 
prolong Ms days here on earth, he may live to thee, 
and be an instrument of thy glory, by serving thee 
faithfully and doing good in his generation ; or else 
receive Mm to thyself among those who have fallen 
asleep in the Lord Jesus, and who shall be raised by 
thee to endless life and happiness at the last day. 
Grant this, O Lord, for thy mercy's sake, in the 
name of thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 



Prayer for Persons troubled in Mind or in 
Conscience. 

O blessed Lord, the Father of mercies, and the 
God of all comforts, we beseech thee to look down 
in pity and compassion upon this thine afflicted 
servant. Thou writest bitter things against Mm, 
and makest Mm to possess Ms former iniquities ; 
and Ms soul is full of trouble. But, O merciful God, 
who hast written thy holy Word for our learning, 
that we through patience and comfort of thy holy 
Scriptures might have hope, give Mm a right under- 
standing of himself, and of thy threats and promises, 
that he may neither cast away Ms confidence in 
thee, nor place it any where else. Give him strength 
against all Ms temptations, and heal all his troubles. 



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Break not the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking 
flax. Shut not up thy tender mercies in displeasure ; 
but make him to hear of joy and gladness, that the 
bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Deliver 
him from all disquieting fears, and lift up the light 
of thy countenance upon Mm, and give Mm peace, 
through the mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen, 

Thanksgiving for the Beginning of a 
Recovery. 

Great and mighty God, who bringest down to the 
grave and bringest up again, we bless thy wonder- 
ful goodness for having turned our heaviness into 
joy, and our mourning into gladness, by restoring 
this our brother to some degree of Ms former health. 
Blessed be thy name, that thou didst not forsake him 
in his sickness ; but didst visit him with comforts 
from above ; didst support Mm in patience and sub- 
mission to thy will, and at last didst send him relief. 
Perfect, we beseech thee, this thy mercy towards 
Mm, and prosper the means which shall be used for 
his cure ; that being restored to health of body, 
vigor of mind, and cheerfulness of spirit, he may 
offer thee a spiritual oblation with great gladness, 
and bless thy holy name for all thy goodness towards 
him, through Jesus Christ our Savior, through whom 
we ascribe unto thee all honor and glory, world 
without end. Amen. 



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When the Procession is entering the Church, 
or when the people are assembled in the 
place where the service is to be read, the 
Minister shall repeat these Sentences : 

I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord ; 
he who believeth in me, though he were dead, yet 
shall he live ; and whosoever liveth and believeth in 
me shall never die. 

I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall 
stand at the latter day upon the earth. And though, 
after my skin, worms destroy this body, yet in my 
flesh shall I see God. 

We brought nothing into this world, and it is cer- 
tain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and 
the Lord hath taken away ; blessed be the name of 
the Lord. 

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Then shall be said the following Passages from the 
o9th and Psalms : 

Psalm 39. 

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the 
measure of my days, that I may know how frail 
I am. 

Behold, thou hast made my days as it were a span 
long, and mine age is even as nothing in respect of 
thee ; and verily every man living is altogether 
vanity. 

For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquiet- 
eth himself in vain ; he heapeth up riches, and can- 
not tell who shall gather them. 

And now, Lord, what is my hope ? truly my hope 
is even in thee. 

I became dumb, and opened not my mouth ; for 
it was thy doing. 

Take thy plague away from me : I am consumed 
by the blow of thy heavy hand. 

When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, 
thou makest his beauty to consume away, like as it 
were a moth fretting a garment : surely every man 
is vanity. 

Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears con- 
sider my calling; hold not thy peace at my tears. 

For I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, 
as all my fathers were. 

O, spare me a little, that I may recover my strength, 
before I go hence, and be no more seen. 



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Psalm 90. 

Lord, thou hast been cur refuge from one gen- 
eration to another. 

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever 
thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even 
from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 

Thou turnest man to destruction, and sayest, Re- 
turn, ye children of men. 

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yes- 
terday when it is past, or a watch in the night. 

As soon as thou scatterest them, they are even as 
a sleep, and fade away suddenly like the grass; 

In the morning it is green, and groweth up ; but 
in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and with- 
ered. 

The days of our age are threescore years and ten ; 
and though men be so strong that they come to 
fourscore years, yet is their strength then but labor 
and sorrow ; so soon passeth it away, and we are 
gone. 

So teach us to number our days, that we may 
apply our hearts unto wisdom. 

Then shall follow these Selections from 1 Cor. xv. 

Now is Christ risen from the dead, and become 
the first fruits of those who slept. For since by man 
came death, by man came also the resurrection of 
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For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all 
be made alive. 

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory 
of the moon, and another glory of the stars ; for one 
star differeth from another star in glory. So also is 
the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corrup- 
tion, it is raised in incorruption ; it is sown in dis- 
honor, it is raised in glory ; it is sown in weakness, 
it is raised in power ; it is sown a natural body, it is 
raised a spiritual body. 

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood can- 
not inherit the kingdom of God ; neither doth cor- 
ruption inherit incorruption. For this corruptible 
must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put 
on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have 
put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put 
on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the 
saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in 
victory. O death, where is thy sting ? O grave, 
where is thy victory ? The sting of death is sin, 
and the strength of sin is the law ; but thanks be to 
God, who giveth us the victory, through our Lord 
Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be 
ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the 
work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your 
labor is not in vain in the Lord. 

In this place, the Minister may deliver an 
Address or Discourse adapted to the occa- 
sion. 



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Then the Minister, either at the grave, or in the 
place where the People are assembled, shall say, 

Man, who is born of a woman, hath but a short 
time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, 
and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a 
shadow, and never continueth in one stay. 

In the midst of life we are in death; of whom may 
we seek for succor, but of thee, O Lord, who for our 
sins art justly displeased ! 

Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, 
O holy and most merciful Father, deliver us not into 
the bitter pains of death. 

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts ; 
shut not thy merciful ears to our prayers ; but spare 
us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and 
merciful Father, thou most worthy Judge eternal, 
suffer us not at our last hour, for any pains of death, 
to fall from thee. 

Before leaving the body of the church, or 
the house where the people are assembled, 
any Prayers suitable to the particular 
occasion may be offered, at the discretion 
of the Minister. 

Then, while the earth shall be cast upon the body by 
some standing by, the Minister shall say, 

Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, in 
his wise providence, to take out of this world the 

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soul of our deceased brother, we therefore commit 
his body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to 
ashes, dust to dust ; looking for a joyful resurrection, 
and the life of the world to come, through our Lord 
Jesus Christ; at whose second coming in glorious 
majesty to judge the world, the earth and the sea 
shall give up their dead ; and the corruptible bodies 
of those who sleep in him shall be changed, and 
made like unto his own glorious body ; according to 
the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue all 
things unto himself. 

Tlien shall be said, or sung, 

I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, 
Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead who die 
in the Lord ; even so,, saith the Spirit ; for they rest 
from their labors. 

Then the Minister shall say the Lord's Prayer : 

Our Father, who art in heaven ; hallowed be thy 
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on 
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily 
bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive 
those who trespass against us. And lead us not into 
temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen. 

Then the Minister shall say one or both of the fol- 
lowing Prayers, at his discretion : 

Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of 
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the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from 
the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity ; we 
give thee hearty thanks for the good examples of all 
those thy servants, who, having finished their course 
in faith, do now rest from their labors. And we 
beseech thee, that we, with all those who are de- 
parted in the true faith of thy holy name, may have 
our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body 
and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O merciful God, the Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, who is the resurrection and the life ; in 
whom whosoever believeth shall live, though he die; 
and whosoever liveth and believeth in him, shall not 
die eternally : who also hath taught us, by his holy 
apostle St. Paul, not to be sorry, as men without 
hope, for those who sleep in him : we humbly be- 
seech thee, O Father, to raise us from the death of 
sin unto the life of righteousness ; that when we 
shall depart this life, we may rest in him ; and that 
at the general resurrection in the last day, we may 
be found acceptable in thy sight, and receive that 
blessing which thy well-beloved Son shall then pro- 
nounce to all who love and fear thee, saying, Come, 
ye blessed children of my Father, receive the king- 
dom prepared for you from the beginning of the 
world. Grant this, we beseech thee, O merciful 
Father, through Jesus Christ our Mediator and Re- 
deemer. Amen. 



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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love 
of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be 
with us all evermore. Amen. 

Hymns which may be sung, either ichen the People 
are first assembled, or at the grave : 

I heard a Voice from Heaven. 

I heard a voice from heaven 

Say, " Blessed is the doom 
Of those whose trust is in the Lord, 

When sinking to the tomb ! " 

The Holy Spirit spake, — 

And I the words repeat, — 
" Blessed are they ; " for, after toil, 

To mortals rest is sweet. 

I WOULD NOT LIVE ALWAY. 

I would not live alway : I ask not to stay 
Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way : 
I would not live alway : no — welcome the tomb ! 
Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom. 

Who, who would live alway, away from his God, 
Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, 
Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright 
plains, 

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Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, 
Their Savior and brethren transported to greet, 
While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, 
And the smile of the Lord is the life of the soul ! 

Funeral Hymn. 

Clay to clay, and dust to dust ! 
Let them mingle, for they must ! 
Give to earth the earthly clod, 
For the spirit 's fled to God 

Never more shall midnight's damp 
Darken round this mortal lamp ; 
Never more shall noonday's glance 
Search this mortal countenance. 

Deep the pit, and cold the bed, 
Where the spoils of death are laid ; 
Stiff the curtains, chill the gloom, 
Of man's melancholy tomb. 

Look aloft ! The spirit 's risen ! 
Death cannot the soul imprison : 
'Tis in heaven that spirits dwell, 
Glorious, though invisible. 

Thither let us turn our view ; 
Peace is there, and comfort too : 
There shall those we love be found, 
Tracing joy's eternal round. 



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Sunday Morning. 

Almighty and ever-blessed God, source of all 
being, and fountain of all good, we, thy children, 
created by thee, continually preserved by thee, and 
indebted to thee for all that we possess and all that 
we enjoy, would come before thee this morning, to 
express our sense of thy goodness to us, to acknowl- 
edge our dependence upon thee, to adore thy great- 
ness, and commend ourselves to thy care. 

We thank thee that thou hast made us capable of 
holding communion with thee, the Father of our 
spirits, and of receiving the revelations of thy word 
and will. Glory be to thy name for the heavenly 
doctrines, precepts, and promises, of the gospel of 
thy Son. May our hearts be touched by its holy 
influences, our characters formed by its spirit, and 
our lives governed by its laws. O, guide us, we 
beseech thee, in the ways of its truth, to the ever- 
lasting home which it promises to the righteous. 

Let our attendance this day on thy public wor- 
ship, and the services and instructions of thy house, 

* These prayers are taken, with a few alterations, from the 
fourth edition of the Chapel Liturgy, edited by Rev. F. W. P. 

Greenwood. 



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conduce to our spiritual improvement and our 
eternal good. Suffer not our minds to be distracted, 
nor our devotions to languish. Let not our thoughts, 
which ought to be engaged in the holiest offices, be 
still returning to the cares, pleasures, and follies, of a 
transitory world ; neither let us take thy name upon 
our lips when our hearts are far from thee. But let 
our prayers and meditations exalt and purify us, and 
assist us to discharge our duties in this life, and 
contribute to prepare us for that eternal world to 
which we are rapidly hastening. 

Bless all who call upon thy name this day. May 
they approach thee in sincerity, humility, and love. 
May all Christians, however divided in opinion, be 
joined together in the bond of peace, and an earnest 
regard for the interests of true religion and virtue. 
And O, let the name and the gospel of thy Son be 
known and glorified more and more, till the whole 
world shall come to the perfect light, and embrace 
the truth as it is in Jesus. In his worthy name, and 
as his disciples, we offer these our petitions ; ascrib- 
ing to thee, the King, eternal, immortal, invisible, 
the only wise God, all glory and honor, majesty, and 
dominion, now and forevermore. Amen. 

Sunday Evening. 

Our Father, who art in heaven, accept, we be- 
seech thee, our grateful acknowledgments for thy 
goodness to us this day : for preserving our lives ; 
for shielding us from danger ; for supplying our 
daily bread ; for permitting our attendance on the 
ordinances of thy house. We fervently pray that 
whatever good impressions have been this day made 
upon us may be durable ; that whatever good resolu- 
tions we have formed may be steadfastly kept ; that 



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the errors which we have confessed may be re- 
formed ; that every devout aspiration we have 
breathed in the sanctuary may be remembered in 
the world, to guard us against temptation, and pre- 
serve us holy and undefiled. Help us all to set our 
affections on things above. Keep ever in our minds 
a lively sense of our responsibility to thee. May we 
constantly live as in thy sight, as thy subjects, thy 
creatures, thy children. Let it be our study at 
home and abroad, by day and by night, to love and 
fear thee as we ought, and to do those things which 
are well pleasing in thy sight. 

We acknowledge, O Father, that we have sinned 
against thee : that although thy mercies have been 
borne to us on the wings of every hour, we have 
been undutiful and unthankful ; we have often for- 
gotten, and often disobeyed thee. O Father, pardon 
and reclaim us, and give us that repentance which 
needeth not to be repented of. Cleanse us from our 
secret faults, and let sin have no dominion over us. 
Enable us to become true followers of thy Son Jesus 
Christ in all things ; to clothe ourselves with his 
humility, purity, and benevolence. Like him, may 
we go about doing good. 

Take us, Almighty God, under thy sovereign pro- 
tection. Make us in soul and body wholly thine. 
Sanctify our domestic relations ; and strengthen and 
purify the bonds of love which join thy servants 
together. May the blessings which we receive from 
thee excite our gratitude and animate our obedience. 
May those sorrows, and privations, and pains, with 
which, in thy wisdom, thou mayest afflict us, be en- 
dured with fortitude and resignation, and improved 
to our eternal peace. Watch over us during the 
darkness of this night, and the defenceless hours of 
sleep ; preserve us from all dangers ; and bring us 
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love thee, and resolved to serve thee, than we ever 
have been. Accept our evening sacrifice of prayer 
and praise, which we offer in the name of Jesus 
Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen. 



Monday Morning. 

Great and glorious Lord our God, we, thy ser- 
vants, whom thou hast brought to see the light of 
another morning, prostrate ourselves before thee, 
and humbly acknowledge thee as the God of our 
lives and the giver of all good. It is thou who sus- 
tainest us in the defenceless hours of sleep, and 
when we awake we are still with thee. Encom- 
passed by the same care which guarded us by night, 
we go forth to the occupations of the day. O God, 
our trust is in thee. Give us grace to perform our 
duty faithfully ; to use this world as not abusing it ; 
to hold fast our integrity as long as we live; to 
remember that thou seest us always, and that we 
must render a final account of all that we do to thee, 
the Witness and the Judge of men. 

We thank thee, O most merciful Father, for our 
domestic ties and family blessings. May we, the 
members of this household, mutually endeavor to 
discharge our several duties to each other with ten- 
derness and fidelity. May the gentle and pure 
spirit of the blessed Jesus possess our hearts, and 
influence our conduct. May tranquillity, harmony, 
and love, abide in our dwelling, and the voice of 
health and cheerfulness be continually heard in it. 
Wilt thou extend thy loving-kindness to all our 
friends. Bestow upon them happiness here, and 
make them heirs of the inheritance of the saints 
hereafter. 

O Thou, whose blessing is on the habitation of the 
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just, make us the joyful objects of that blessing, now 
and forevermore. Let thy mercy encompass our 
abode, and follow us in all our ways. Throughout 
our earthly pilgrimage, be thou our guide and com- 
forter ; let thy rod and thy staff be our support in 
the valley of the shadow of death ; and lift up the 
light of thy countenance upon us in the regions of 
eternal day. O God, hear us in thy great mercy ; 
pity our infirmities ; pardon our sins ; and from our 
united hearts accept this tribute of devotion, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



Monday Evening. 



O Thou who dwellest in the heavens, but whom 
the heaven of heavens cannot contain, unto thee do 
we lift up our souls. Thou art never far from any 
one of us, and we cannot flee from thy presence. 
If we say, The darkness shall hide us, even the 
night shall be light about us ; for the darkness and 
the light are both alike to thee. Thou seest us at 
this moment, and discernest every thought and in- 
tention of our hearts. Thou art acquainted with all 
our ways, and there is not a word in our tongues, 
but lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Let 
this momentous truth be deeply impressed upon our 
minds. However occupied, and in whatever place 
or circumstances we may be, may we remember that 
thou art with us ; that no fault which we commit 
will be overlooked, no virtue we exercise be un- 
noticed, and no prayers which we utter be unheard 
by thee, our God. Encircled in thy protecting 
arms, may we fear no evil. Encompassed by thine 
awful presence, may we commit no sin. When dis- 
couraged by difficulties, may we look up to thee, 
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by calamity, may we take refuge in thy mercy. 
Through life, may we act always as seeing Him who 
is invisible. In death, may we find our consolation 
in the presence of Him, who, when flesh and heart 
fail, will be the strength of our heart and our portion 
forever. 

Accept our thanks, most merciful Father, for thy 
great goodness in bringing us to the close of another 
day, in the enjoyment of so many blessings. While 
we gratefully receive the gifts of thy bounty, may 
we never incur the guilt of loving the creature more 
than the Creator, or of laying up treasure on earth 
to the neglect of our treasure in heaven ; but help 
us so to pass through things temporal, that we finally 
lose not things eternal. 

Graciously regard whatever of duty we have this 
day performed. Forgive whatever has been sinful. 
Let no evil come near us or our dwelling in the 
night ; and bring us to the morning rejoicing still in 
thy great goodness, and praising thee, the Father of 
all mercies, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Tuesday Morning. 

Almighty God, Maker of all things, whose we 
are, and on whom we entirely depend, we thank 
thee that thou hast kept us during the past night ; 
that thou hast refreshed us with grateful slumbers ; 
that thou hast preserved us from the dangers which 
walk in darkness, and hast opened our eyes on the 
light of another day. We acknowledge, O God, 
that these are but a small part of thy mercies. Thou 
hast been always with us ; thou art continually doing 
us good. All the blessings which we enjoy, or have 
ever enjoyed, come down from thee, the Father and 
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We would call upon our souls, and all that is 
within us, to bless and praise thy holy name, and not 
to forget all the benefits of Him, who forgiveth our 
iniquities, who healeth our diseases, who redeemeth 
our lives from destruction, and crowneth us with 
loving-kindness and tender mercy. O, teach us how 
to thank thee as we ought ; to show forth thy praise 
not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up 
ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee 
in holiness and righteousness all our days. Let us 
cherish that faith which is imbibed from a pure doc- 
trine, and is manifested by a holy life. Let us cul- 
tivate that piety which deeply reverences and su- 
premely loves a Being of infinite perfections, and 
which produces, as its natural fruit, a sincere love 
for all mankind. May every day of our lives be 
marked by some valuable improvement, some act of 
virtue, some victory over temptation and passion. 
May we be continually advancing nearer to perfec- 
tion, to the moral likeness of our Savior, and to thy 
rest and happiness above. 

O God, we look to thee for thy protection through 

this day. Keep us from danger, from sickness, and 

from falling into sin. Enable us to be useful to 

society, and to obtain the approbation of those 

whom we love. Especially may we so conduct 

ourselves this day, and through all our days, as to 

secure thv favor, which is life, and thy loving-kind- 

. « 

ness, which is better than life. We ask all things in 

the name, and as disciples of thy Son, our Savior, 

Jesus Christ. Amen. 



Tuesday Evening. 

Ever-gracious and indulgent God, who hast 
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peace, we render thee our devout thanksgivings for 
the mercies which we have experienced, and com- 
mend ourselves to thy continued protection. Un- 
worthy as we are, we yet would seek thy face and 
implore thy favor, for thou hast taught us to look to 
thee as a Father, who will never forget nor forsake 
his children, and is always ready to forgive those 
who truly repent. 

We therefore pray thee, O Father, that above all 
things thou wouldst assist us in loving and serving 
thee. What our lot shall be, we leave to thy wise 
providence ; but O, teach us, under all circumstances, 
to be grateful to thee in prosperity, and resigned to 
thy will in affliction and distress. Inspire our 
hearts with a purer love to thee ; enlighten our 
minds with heavenly wisdom ; and make our de- 
sires conform themselves to our duty. Let gratitude 
be the pervading disposition of our souls. May we 
always feel that we are thy children; that we have 
received from thee more than we deserve ; and that 
the least return which we can make to thee is, to 
be contented and cheerful under thy paternal gov- 
ernment. 

May our reverence for thy will and command- 
ments be displayed in our conduct toward our 
brethren of the human family, so that we may con- 
stantly regard them with feelings of benevolence, 
and do unto them as we should wish them to do 
unto us. May we go to rest this night at peace with 
all mankind, and with hearts free from all envy, 
hatred, malice, and uncharitableness ; and grant that 
we may rise up in the morning with a firm resolu- 
tion to imitate thee, according to the measure of our 
humble capacity, by doing good continually. 

Hear, answer, forgive, and accept us, O Father in 
heaven, for thine infinite mercy's sake, in Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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Wednesday Morning. 

Almighty and most merciful God, we thank thee 
for the refreshing rest of the past night, and for the 
various comforts by which our homes are this day 
made happy. By thee our daily returning wants 
are supplied ; by thee our dwellings are defended ; 
our blessings are preserved ; our feet are kept from 
falling, our eyes from tears, and our souls from 
death. 

We delight in contemplating our dependence upon 
thee. Weak and ignorant as we are, we rejoice to 
know and to feel that we are subjected to thine all- 
wise control, and that we are surrounded by thy 
presence. 

We thank and bless thee for the daily proofs of 
thy love, and of thy watchful care over our souls. 
We thank thee for the gospel of thy Son Jesus 
Christ ; for the heavenly radiance which it has shed 
on the path of our duty, through the gloom of afflic- 
tion, and on the bed of death. We thank thee that 
it has enabled us to look beyond the bounds of mor- 
tality and time, and defy the power of change and 
death ; and that it has promised to the faithful ser- 
vants of God, and true disciples of Christ, those 
glorious rewards of a future life which eye hath 
never seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man 
conceived. 

All is from thee — all joy, all support, all improve- 
ment, all hope. O, may we become worthy of thy 
mercies, by receiving them as from thee, and using 
them according to thy will ; by renouncing and 
avoiding all that is evil, and cleaving to all that is 
good; by living and dying in thy fear and love. 
And when we come to die, may we be able to look 
back on a life well spent, and forward to a blessed 
immortality. 



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Hear us, O Father, and accept us in the name of 
Jesus Christ our Redeemer ; as whose disciples we 
address thee, and through whom we ascribe unto 
thee everlasting praises. Amen. 

Wednesday .Evening, 

O God, the unchangeable and everlasting fountain 
of life, perfection, and happiness, we lift up our 
hearts unto thee, the greatest, wisest, and best of 
beings. Grant that we may increase in the knowl- 
edge of thee, day by day: that we may constantly 
attain more pure and worthy conceptions of thy na- 
ture and providence : that we may manifest a more 
becoming reverence for thy perfections, and a truer 
concern for thy honor and service. 

We also pray thee, O God, to teach us the knowl- 
edge and the government of ourselves. May we keep 
our hearts with all diligence, amidst all the trials 
and changes of the world. In prosperity may we be 
humble, temperate, and charitable ; in adversity 
may we be patient, and wholly resigned to thy will. 
Save us, O gracious God, from anger and malice, 
from revenge and uncharitableness, from pride and 
presumption, from the snares of the wicked and the 
fatal influence of every evil example ; give us pru- 
dence to direct our affairs, resolution to preserve our 
innocence, and wisdom and constancv to retain our 
integrity as long as we live. In whatever station 
thou art pleased to appoint our lot, and whatever we 
are, in public or in private, may it be our uniform 
and steady purpose to discharge our duty with fidel- 
ity : and in that solemn day when thou, supreme 
over all, shalt judge the world by Jesus Christ, may 
we appear with humble confidence and joy, and be 
admitted into thy glorious and everlasting kingdom. 



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O God, we implore thy blessing on all that is dear 
and valuable to us ; upon our friends, our kindred, 
and all whom we love. Bless the poor and afflicted, 
and support them under their trials. Bless also the 
rich and the prosperous, and by thy continual good- 
ness draw their hearts to thy love and service. Keep 
us this night by thine almighty power ; be always 
our Defender, Guide, and Friend ; and to thee, the 
infinite and eternal God, we will ascribe continually 
all glory, honor, and praise, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen, 

Thursday Morxixg. 

O thou great Creator, Governor, and Supporter 
of men, we thank thee for the care which thou hast 
exercised over us during the past year, and would 
cheerfully submit ourselves to thy guidance through 
the day upon which we have entered. Keep us h 
thy faith and love, and secure us from every evil of 
soul and body. Impress on our hearts a solemn 
sense of thy universal presence. Preserve us from 
any snares and dangers to which we may be ex- 
posed, and especially from the sins which do most 
easily beset us. Prepare us for every change, 
whether prosperous or adverse, and quicken us in 
the discharge of those duties which lie before us. 
We have been secured from harm another night, 
and we see in health the light of this morning. 
Great is thy mercy and faithfulness. Let not con- 
tinued peace and prosperity make us forgetful of 
thee, or weaken our minds, or corrupt our integrity. 
Impressed with a grateful sense of thy watchful care, 
we desire to make thy will the law of our behavior. 

Thou prolongest our lives, that we may attain 
more and more to the true end of life. May this day 
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virtue. May it witness our diligence in the occupa- 
tions to which thou hast called us. We desire and 
purpose to keep consciences void of offence, and to 
abstain from every wrong action. Our confidence 
is in thy power to strengthen our faith, invigorate 
our obedience, and cause us to run in the way of 
thy commandments. We implore thine aid, that we 
may walk before thee this day, and all the days of 
our lives. Smile on our endeavors after improve- 
ment and usefulness ; enable us to make, every day, 
some progress in a holy life ; teach us to feel the 
uncertainty and value of our days on earth ; and 
when they shall be numbered and finished, receive 
us into the light and bliss of thy glorious presence, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



Thursday Evening. 

O God, the Father of mercies, the God of love 
and of all consolation, we, thy servants, unite to 
present unto thee our unfeigned thanks for all 
thy goodness and loving-kindness to the children 
of men. 

We thank thee, that thou hast created us in thine 
own image; endued us with social affections; im- 
planted in our hearts a sense of good and evil ; and 
called us to the fear and love of thee, the greatest 
and best of beings. We praise thee for our contin- 
ual support, and for all the comforts of our lives. 
Thou givest us health and fruitful seasons, and fillest 
our hearts with food and gladness. Blessed be the 
Lord, even the God of our salvation, who daily load- 
eth us with benefits. 

Above all, we thank thee for thy great mercy in 
sending thy well-beloved Son Jesus Christ into the 
world, to instruct us by his excellent doctrine, 



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to guide us by his perfect example, and to fill us 
with the joyful hope of eternal life. 

We acknowledge before thee, O God, who rulest 
the children of men with wisdom and goodness, that 
we have not duly improved thy manifold mercies. 
Though thou hast nourished and brought us up as 
children, we have sinned against thee. We desire 
to forsake all our evil w 7 ays, and to return unto thee 
with our whole hearts : and we humbly beseech 
thee, who art slow to anger and ready to forgive, 
that thou wouldst pardon all our transgressions. O 
Lord, show thy mercy upon us, and grant us thy 
salvation. 

Lead us by thy gracious hand in the path of our 
duty ; and, in the time of temptation, let thy good 
Spirit be with us, to keep us from falling. May our 
minds be purified from all sinful affections ; may 
falsehood and deceit have no place in our words ; 
and, in all our ways, may we obey thy command- 
ments ; that, being holy in thy sight, we may obtain 
thy favor, and may finally be received into thine 
everlasting kingdom. 

We pray unto thee, O gracious God, in behalf of 
all our friends. Supply their wants out of the stores 
of thy bounty ; let thy watchful providence evermore 
defend them from evil ; and let thy goodness and 
mercy follow them all the days of their lives. 

We address our united devotions unto thee, the 
Giver of all good things, in the name and as the dis- 
ciples of Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Friday Morning. 

Almighty and everlasting God, in whom we live, 
and move, and have our being, we, thy needy crea- 
tures, render thee our humble praises for thy pres- 



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ervation of us from the beginning of our lives to 
this day. We thank thee for refreshing us with the 
slumbers, and guarding us from the dangers, of the 
past night. For all thy mercies we bless and mag- 
nify thy glorious name ; humbly beseeching thee to 
accept this our morning sacrifice of praise and 
thanksgiving. 

And since it is by thy mercy, O gracious Father, 
that another day is added to our lives, we here ded- 
icate both our souls and our bodies to thee and thy 
service in a sober, righteous, and godly life ; in 
which resolution do thou, O merciful God, confirm 
and strengthen us : that as we grow in age we may 
grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord 
and Savior Jesus Christ. 

But, O God, who knowest the weakness of our 
nature, and the manifold temptations which we 
daily meet with, we humbly beseech thee to have 
compassion on our infirmities, and to give us the 
constant assistance of thy Holy Spirit, that we may 
be effectually restrained from sin and excited to our 
duty. Imprint upon our hearts such a dread of thy 
judgments, and such a grateful sense of thy good- 
ness to us, as may make us both afraid and ashamed 
to offend thee : and keep in our minds a lively re- 
membrance of that great day in which we must give 
an account of our thoughts, words, and actions, and, 
according to the works done in the body, be re- 
warded or punished by Him, whom thou hast ap- 
pointed the Judge of the quick and dead, thy Son 
Jesus Christ. 

In particular, we implore thy grace and protection 
for the ensuing day. Keep us temperate in our 
meats and drinks, and diligent in our several call- 
ings. Grant us patience under any afflictions thou 
shalt see fit to lay on us, and minds always contented 
with our present condition. Give us grace to be 



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just and upright in all our dealings; quiet and 
peaceable ; full of compassion ; and ready to do 
good unto all men, according to our abilities and 
opportunities. Direct us in all our ways, and 
prosper the works of our hands in the business of 
our several stations. Defend us from all dangers 
and adversities ; and be graciously pleased to take 
us, and all things belonging to us, under thy fatherly 
care and protection. These things, and whatever 
else thou shalt see necessary and convenient to us, 
we humbly beg in the name and as the disciples of 
Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Redeemer. 
Amen. 

Friday Evening. 

Most merciful God, who art of purer eyes than 
to behold iniquity, and hast promised forgiveness to 
all those who confess and forsake their sins, we 
come before thee in an humble sense of our unwor- 
thiness, acknowledging our transgressions of thy 
righteous laws. But, O gracious Father, who de- 
sirest not the death of a sinner, look upon us, we 
beseech thee, in mercy, and forgive us all our sins. 
Make us deeply sensible of the evil of them ; and 
work in us a hearty contrition, that we may obtain 
forgiveness at thy hands, who art ever ready to 
receive the humble and penitent. 

And lest, through our own frailty, or the tempta- 
tions which encompass us, we be drawn into further 
sin, grant us the direction and assistance of thy Holy 
Spirit. Reform whatever is amiss in the temper 
and disposition of our souls ; that no unclean 
thoughts, unlawful designs, or inordinate desires 
may rest there. Purge our hearts from envy, 
hatred, and malice ; that we may never suffer the 
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retire to our rest, in peace, charity, and good will, 
with a conscience void of offence towards thee and 
towards man. 

And accept, O Lord, our intercessions for all 
mankind. Let the light of thy gospel shine upon all 
nations; and may as many as have received it live 
as becomes it. Be gracious unto thy church ; and 
grant that every member of the same, in his vocation 
and ministry, may serve thee faithfully. Bless all in 
authority over us ; and so rule their hearts and 
strengthen their hands, that they may punish wick- 
edness and vice, and maintain thy true religion and 
virtue. Send down thy blessings, temporal and 
spiritual, upon all our relations, friends, and neigh- 
bors. Reward all who have done us good, and 
pardon all those who have done or wish us evil, and 
give them repentance and better minds. Be mer- 
ciful to all who are in any trouble : and of thine 
abundant goodness minister unto them according to 
their several necessities. 

To our prayers, O Lord, we join our unfeigned 
thanks for all thy mercies : for our being, our 
reason, and all other endowments and faculties of 
soul and body ; for our health, friends, food, and 
raiment, and all the other comforts and conveniences 
of life. Above all, we adore thy mercy in sending 
thy Son into the world to redeem us from sin and 
death, and to show us the Father. We bless thee 
for thy patience with us : for the assistances of thy 
Holy Spirit : for thy continual care and watchful 
providence over us through the whole course of our 
lives. We pray thee to continue thy blessings to 
us, and to give us grace to show our thankfulness 
in a sincere obedience to thy laws. 

We beseech thee to protect us this night. Defend 
us from all dangers, and give us such refreshing 
sleep as may fit us for the duties of the following 
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day. Make us ever mindful of the time when we 
shall lie down in the dust; and grant us grace 
always to live in such a state, that we may never be 
afraid to die ; so that, living and dying, we may be 
thine, and thine forevermore. We ask all in the 
name of thy Son Jesus Christ. Amen. 

Saturday Morning. 

O God, our Creator and heavenly Father, the 
Giver of all good, upon whom we depend now and 
forever, we, thy creatures and thy servants, do hum- 
bly thank thee for thine undeserved goodness to us 
at all times, and particularly for the watchful care 
of thy providence, by which we have been preserved 
during the defenceless hours of the night, and 
brought in health and safety to the light of another 
day. 

Thy mercies, O God, are renewed to us every 
morning. May our gratitude and dutiful obedience 
bear some proportion to thy favors, that we may be 
a family fearing thee, and glorifying thy name among 
men. We desire to set thee, our God, before us in 
all our ways, that thy blessing may constantly go 
along with us, and that we may never undertake 
any thing which we dare not ask of thee to prosper ; 
but may always pursue what thou, the righteous 
Judge, approvest, and wilt finally reward and honor. 

Assist us, gracious God, in the discharge of all 
our duties. May it be our prevailing aim to bear a 
nearer resemblance unto thee, the Original of all 
perfection, and to proceed, after the example of 
Jesus Christ thy Son, in the practice of all goodness. 
By the expectation of a happy immortality, may our 
virtue be supported and our peace secured; that 
we may live in a state of continual improvement, 



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and preparation for that heavenly kingdom into 
which nothing unholy or impure shall ever enter- 
O God, to the direction of thy wise and unerring 
providence we do entirely commit ourselves. Safe 
under thy protection, and happy in thy favor, we 
would cheerfully follow where thou pleasest to con- 
duct us. We desire only that portion of the good 
things of this life which thou seest to be fit for us, 
and would decline no sufferings which thou shalt 
appoint for the trial and improvement of our virtue. 
Be with us this day, and all our days. In health 
and in sickness, in life and in death, may we lift up 
our souls to thee, and make thy goodness alone our 
confidence and joy ; and may we so pass through 
the changing scenes of the present world, that we 
may be prepared for the pure and unmixed happi- 
ness of thy heavenly kingdom. Mercifully hear and 
accept us, O God, through thy Son Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Saturday Evening. 

O Thou who alone art from everlasting, without 
beginning of days or end of years, we rejoice that, 
amid the continual changes of this our uncertain 
life, we can look to thee, O God, who endurest for- 
ever. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but thou 
remainest, and wilt never fail those who trust in 
thee, nor hide thy face from those who love thee. 

At the close of another day and week, we would 
render unto thee our sincere and humble thanks for 
all the mercies of thy providence, by which our lives 
have been supported and blessed. We acknowledge 
with joy that it is thou alone who preservest us, and 
makest us to dwell in safety ; for in thy hands alone 
our life and breath are, and thine are all our ways. 

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the past day, the past week, and of all past time, 
Whatever has been amiss in our conduct, or irreg- 
ular in our dispositions; whatever we have done 
which we ought not to have done, or omitted which 
we ought to have performed, do thou, in thy great 
mercy, forgive. Knowing our frailty and danger 
from the past, may we in future take more careful 
heed to our steps, and walk more uprightly before 
thee. Quicken our consciences, and sanctify our 
hearts. Make us more pure, humble, and devout ; 
more benevolent and useful ; and so teach us to 
number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto 
wisdom. 

Hitherto thou hast helped and sustained us. 
Truly our hope is in thee, and under the shadow of 
thy wings will we put our trust. Grant us refresh- 
ment this night by sleep ; and may we arise in thy 
favor in the morning, and be fitted for the sacred 
duties of the day. O Thou who givest power to the 
faint, and to those who have no might increasest 
strength, give unto us strength to do and to bear 
thy whole will and pleasure. In thine everlasting 
arms support us ; by thy mighty power defend us ; 
let thy grace be sufficient for us, and thy goodness 
and mercy follow us all our days. We dedicate 
ourselves to thee as our God and Guide through life, 
our support and comfort in death, and after death 
our everlasting portion and felicity. When the 
present succession of days and nights shall cease, 
graciously receive us to that state where we shall 
serve thee, without intermission and without weari- 
ness, through the day of eternity. 

We commend to thee our relatives and friends. 
We ask thy compassion for the distressed, thy mercy 
for the erring and guilty, thy blessing upon all men. 
Promote the cause of knowledge and religion in the 
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tianity every where prevail, and the whole earth be 
filled with thy glory and praise. 

Holy Watchman of thy people, who dost never 
slumber nor sleep ; the ever-blessed God, who art 
able to do for us more exceedingly than we can ask 
or think ; the Father almighty ; the King eternal, 
immortal, and invisible ; unto thee be all honor and 
glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Prayer for a Bereaved Family. 

O thou eternal Lord our God, the Lord of life 
and death, who givest and who takest away, enable 
us all to say, with sincere and humble resignation, 
Thy name be blessed, and thy will be done. In all 
our troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress 
us, we would come to thee, O Father, and put our 
whole trust and confidence in thee, and lay down 
the burden of our sorrows before thee, and look to 
thee alone for consolation and help; for we know 
that thou art a God of mercy and compassion, and 
that, though clouds and darkness are round about 
thee, righteousness and judgment are the founda- 
tions of thy throne. 

We desire to submit with all humility and patience 
to the recent afflictive dispensation of thy righteous 
providence. Be pleased to sanctify it to thy ser- 
vants, the members of this family. Teach us to turn 
this sorrow to our eternal good ; and let the sense 
of our loss make us cleave more steadfastly to thee. 
Let no repining thoughts rise in our hearts, but help 
us to place our affections more strongly on the 
things which are above, and to resign unto thee all 
our thoughts and* desires. By this chastisement may 
we be purified from sin, quickened in duty, mortified 
to the world, and raised above it. Send thy Holy 
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Spirit to abide with and comfort our hearts, and en- 
able us to endure tribulation as becometh disciples 
of thy Son Jesus Christ. 

Bind more closely together the surviving members 
of this family. Increase in us a tender and faithful 
affection. May we learn how to promote each 
other's happiness, and mitigate the sorrows which 
have befallen or yet await us. Teach us to feel the 
vanity of earthly things, to delight in thy word, to 
study thy will, to observe thy law, and to work out 
our own salvation ; that when we go the way of all 
the earth, we may be comforted by thy presence, and 
admitted to that heavenly state where all tears shall 
be wiped from our eyes, and there shall be no more 
decay, nor sickness, nor death ; which we ask in the 
name of thy Son Jesus Christ, the resurrection and 
the life, through whom to thee be rendered everlast- 
ing praises. Amen. 

Prayer for the Children of a Family, 

Almighty God, by whose gracious providence the 
successive generations of mankind are called into 
being, we implore thy fatherly blessing on the chil- 
dren of this family. To thy protection and guidance, 
to thy direction and disposal, we humbly and ear- 
nestly recommend them. May they remember their 
Creator in the days of their youth. Impress on their 
tender minds that reverence of thee which is the 
beginning of wisdom ; and give them that under- 
standing which shall incline them to keep thy com- 
mandments. Lead them by thy right hand in the 
path of duty, and preserve them amidst the tempta- 
tions to which the young are particularly exposed, 
and amidst all the temptations of this present evil 
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grace, and by a careful improvement of the talents 
committed to their trust, may they lay a foundation 
for their present comfort and eternal felicity. 

Help us, O Lord, to train them up in thy fear. 
May we give them seasonable instructions, and set 
them good examples. Direct us in every part of 
their education ; in the choice of their studies, em- 
ployments and stations of life, whereby they may be 
most happy in themselves, and most useful to society. 
Let a kind providence accompany them through, 
life. May we have the comfort of seeing them 
behave wisely and well, and the hope that they will 
at last be received to the endless felicity of thy 
heavenly kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
Amen. 

A Prayer for the Aged. 

Great God, and heavenly Father, look down with 
peculiar favor and kindness upon thine aged ser- 
vants. Have compassion upon their infirmities, and 
help them in all their weaknesses, difficulties, and 
distresses. Cast them not away, O Lord, in their 
old age. Forsake them not when their strength 
faileth. Remember not against them former in- 
iquities ; but according to thy mercy remember 
them, for thy goodness' sake, O Lord. Give them 
heavenly wisdom. Pour abundance of thy grace 
upon them, that their hoary heads may be found in 
the way of righteousness, and their souls be precious 
in thy sight. O, let goodness and mercy follow them 
the remainder of their days. Let their last days be 
their best days, and their last comforts their strong- 
est and sweetest comforts. And when heart, and 
flesh, and all their powers, shall fail them, be thou, O 
God, the strength of their hearts, their support, and 
their portion, forever Amen. 



H Y M N S 

FOR 

PUBLIC AM) PRIVATE WORSHIP. 



INTRODUCTION OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 



1. S. M. E. Taylor. 
Invitation to the House of God. 

1 Come to the house of prayer, 
O thou afflicted, come ; 

The God of peace shall meet thee there ; 
He makes that house his home. 

2 Come to the house of praise, 
Ye who are happy now ; 

In sweet accord your voices raise, 
In kindred homage bow. 

3 Ye aged, hither come, 
For ye have felt his love ; 

Soon shall your trembling tongues be dumb, 
Your lips forget to move. 

4 Ye young, before his throne, 
Come, bow ; your voices raise ; 

Let not your hearts his praise disown, 
Who gives the power to praise. 

5 Thou, whose benignant eye 
In mercy looks on all ; 

Who see'st the tear of misery, 
And hear'st the mourner's call; — 

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6 Up to thy dwelling-place 
Bear our frail spirits on, 
Till they outstrip time's tardy pace, 
And heaven on earth be won. 



(W . 7s M. Bo WRING. 

The Rich and Poor meet together. 

1 Come the rich, and come the poor, 
To the Christian temple-door ; 

Let their mingled prayers ascend 
To the Universal Friend. 

2 Here the rich and poor may claim 
Common ancestry and name ; 
Claim a common heritage 

In the gospel's promise page. 

3 Of the same materials wrought ; 
By the same Instructor taught ; 
Walking in life's common way ; 
Tending to the same decay ; — 

4 Rich and poor at last shall meet 
At the heavenly mercy-seat, 
Where the name of rich and poor 
Never shall be uttered more. 



O. 7s M. J. Taylor. 

Engagedness in Devotion. 

1 Lord, before thy presence come, 
Bow we down with holy fear; 
Call our erring footsteps home, 
Let us feel that thou art near. 

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2 Wandering thoughts and languid powers 

Come not where devotion kneels : 
Let the soul expand her stores, 
Glowing with the joy she feels. 

3 At the portals of thine house 

We resign our earth-born cares : 
Nobler thoughts our souls engross, 
Songs of praise and fervent prayers, 

4: • C. M. Bovrpa>~G. 
Pure Worship. 

1 The offerings to thy throne which rise. 

Of mingled praise and prayer, 
Are but a worthless sacrifice 
Unless the heart is there. 

2 Upon thine all-discerning ear 

Let no vain words intrude ; 
No tribute, but the vow sincere, 
The tribute of the good. 

3 My offerings will indeed be blest, 

If sanctified by thee ; 
If thy pure Spirit touch my breast 
With its own purity. 

4 O, may that Spirit warm my heart 

To piety and love, 
And to life's lowly vale impart 
Some rays from heaven above. 

^ 5 • L. M. Stennett. 

The Christian Sabbath Morning. 

1 Another six days' work is done, 
Another Sabbath is begun ; 
Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, 
Improve the day that God hath blessed 
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2 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise, 
As grateful incense, to the skies, 

And draw from heaven that sweet repose 
Which none but he that feels it knows! 

3 This heavenly calm within the breast 
Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, 
Which for the church of God remains, — 
The end of cares, the end of pains. 

4 In holy duties let the day, 
In holy pleasures, pass away ; 

How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend, 
In hope of one that ne'er shall end ! 

6. 7s M. 6 L J. Newton. 
TJie Day of Rest. 

1 Safely through another week 

God has brought us on our way ; 
Let us now his blessing seek, 

Waiting in his courts to-day ; 
Day of all the week the best — 
Emblem of eternal rest. 

2 Mercies multiplied each hour 

Through the week our praise demand 
Guarded by almighty power, 

Fed and guided by thy hand, 
May we not forgetful be, 
Nor ungrateful, Lord, to thee ! 

3 While we seek supplies of grace 

Through the dear Redeemer's name, 
Show thy reconciling face ; 

Take away bur sin and shame. 
From our worldly cares set free, 
May we rest this day in thee ! 



Pl'BLIC WORSHIP. 



/ . L. M. E. Taylor. 
The Lord's Day. 

1 O Father, though the anxious fear 
May cloud to-morrow's doubtful way, 
Nor fear nor doubt shall enter here; 
All shall be thine at least to-day. 

2 We will not bring divided hearts 
To worship at thy sacred shrine ; 
But each unholy thought departs, 
And leaves the temple wholly thine. 

3 O Father, God below, above, 
Man's noblest work is praising thee ; 
Thy Spirit o'er our hearts shall move, 
And tune them all to harmony. 



O. C. M. Mrs. Barbauld. 
The Sabbath, of the Soul. Morning. 

1 Sleep, sleep to-day, tormenting cares, 

Of earth and folly born ! 
Ye shall not dim the light that streams 
From this celestial morn, 

2 To-morrow will be time enough 

To feel your harsh control ; 
Ye shall not violate this day, 
The Sabbath of my soul. 

3 Sleep, sleep forever, guilty thoughts ! 

Let fires of vengeance die ; 
And, purged from sin, may I behold 
A God of purity ! 



PUBLIC WORSHIP. 



V. 7s M. Bowmng. 
Humble Worship. 

1 When before thy throne we kneel, 

Filled with awe and holy fear, 
Teach us, O our God, to feel 
All thy sacred presence near. 

2 Check each proud and wandering thought 

When on thy great name we call ; 
Man is nought, is less than nought; 
Thou, our God, art all in all. 

3 Weak, imperfect creatures, we 

In this vale of darkness dwell, 
Yet presume to look to thee 
'Midst thy light ineffable. 

4 O, receive the praise that dares 

Seek thy heaven-exalted throne ; 
Bless our offerings, hear our prayers, 
Infinite and Holy One ! 



L. M. Mrs. Barbauld. 
The Sacrifice of the Heart. 

1 When, as returns this solemn day, 
Man comes to meet his Maker, God, 
What rites, what honors shall he pay ? 
How spread his Sovereign's praise abroad ? 

2 From marble domes and gilded spires 
Shall curling clouds of incense rise, 
And gems, and gold, and garlands deck 
The costly pomp of sacrifice ? 

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3 Vain, sinful man ! creation's Lord 
Thy golden offerings well may spare : 
But give thy heart, and thou shalt find 
Here dwells a God who heareth prayer. 



11. L. M. UOWPER. 
Spiritual Worship. 

1 O Lord, where'er thy people meet, 
There they behold thy mercy-seat ; 
Where'er they seek thee, thou art found, 
And every place is hallowed ground. 

2 For thou, within no walls confined, 
Inhabitest the humble mind ; 

Such ever bring thee where they come, 
And, going, take thee to their home. 

3 Great Shepherd of thy chosen few, 
Thy former mercies here renew; 
Here to our waiting hearts proclaim 
The sweetness of thy saving name. 

4 Here may we prove the power of prayer 
To strengthen faith and sweeten care ; 
To teach our faint desires to rise, 

And bring all heaven before our eyes. 
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ADORATION, PRAISE, AND THANKS- 
GIVING. 



12. 



L. M. 



Doddridge. 



Praising God through the Whole of our Existence. 

1 God of my life, through all its days 

My grateful powers shall sound thy praise ; 
The song shall wake with opening light, 
And warble to the silent night. 

2 When anxious cares would break my rest, 
And griefs would tear my throbbing breast, 
Thy tuneful praises, raised on high, 

Shall check the murmur and the sigh. 

3 When death o'er nature shall prevail, 
And all my powers of language fail, 

Joy through my swimming eyes shall break, 
And mean the thanks I cannot speak. 

4 But O, when that last conflict 's o'er, 
And I am chained to flesh no more, 
With what glad accents shall I rise, 
To join the music of the skies ! 



ADORATION, PRAISE, AND THANKSGIVING. 



C. M. Tate & Brady. 
Praising God in all Changes. 

1 Through all the changing scenes of life, 

In trouble and in joy, 
The praises of my God shall still 
My heart and tongue employ. 

2 The hosts of God encamp around 

The dwellings of the just; 
Deliverance he affords to all 
Who on his succor trust. 

3 O, make but trial of his love, — 

Experience will decide 
How blest they are, and only they, 
Who in his truth confide. 

4 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then 

Have nothing else to fear ; 
Make you his service your delight,— 
He'll make your wants his care. 

14. L. M. 6 1. Watts. 

Goodness and Truth of God. 

1 I'll praise my Maker with my breath; 
And when my voice is lost in death, 

Praise shall employ my nobler powers : 
My days of praise shall ne'er be past, 
While life, and thought, and being last, 

Or immortality endures. 

2 Happy the man whose hopes rely 
On Israel's God : he made the sky, 

And earth, and seas, with all their train ; 
His truth forever stands secure; 
He saves the oppressed, he feeds the poor; 

And none shall find his promise vain. 
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3 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind ; 
The Lord supports the sinking mind ; 

He sends the laboring conscience peace; 
He helps the stranger in distress, 
The widow and the fatherless, 

And grants the prisoner sweet release. 

4 I'll praise him while he lends me breath; 
And when my voice is lost in death, 

Praise shall employ my nobler powers : 
My days of praise shall ne'er be past, 
While life, and thought, and being last, 

Or immortality endures. 

15. 10 & lis M. Park. 

Thanks givircg and Praise. 

1 My soul, praise the Lord, speak good of his name! 
His mercies record, his bounties proclaim : 

To God, their Creator, let all creatures raise 
The song of thanksgiving, the chorus of praise ! 

2 Though, hid from man's sight, God sits on his 

throne, 

Yet here by his works their Author is known : 
The world shines a mirror its Maker to show, 
And Heaven views its image reflected below. 

3 By knowledge supreme, by wisdom divine, 
God governs this earth with gracious design; 
O'er beast, bird, and insect, his providence reigns, 
Whose will first created, whose love still sustains. 

4 And man, his last work, with reason endued, 
Who, falling through sin, by grace is renewed, — 
To God, his Creator, let man ever raise 

The song of thanksgiving, the chorus of praise ! 



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Adoration. 



1 Holy, holy, holy Lord, 

Be thy glorious name adored ; 
Lord, thy mercies never fail ; 
Hail, celestial goodness, hail ! 

2 Though unworthy, Lord, thine ear, 
Deign our humble songs to hear ; 
Purer praise we hope to bring, 
When around thy throne we sing. 

3 There no tongue shall silent be; 
All shall join in harmony ; 

That through heaven's capacious round 
Praise to thee may ever sound. 

4 Lord, thy mercies never fail ; 
Hail, celestial goodness, hail ! 
Holy, holy, holy Lord, 

Be thy glorious name adored. 



L. M. Mrs. Opie. 

r 

Praise of God peculiarly due from Man. 

1 There seems a voice in every gale, 
A tongue in every opening flower, 
Which tells, O Lord, the wondrous tale 
Of thy indulgence, love, and power. 

2 The birds that rise on soaring wing 
Appear to hymn their Maker's praise, 
And all the mingling sounds of spring 
To thee a general paean raise. 

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3 And shall my voice, great God, alone 
Be mute, 'midst nature's loud acclaim? 
No : let my heart with answering tone 
Breathe forth in praise thy holy name. 

4 And nature's debt is small to mine : 
Thou bad'st her being bounded be, 
But — matchless proof of love divine — 
Thou gav'st immortal life to me. 



18. L. M. 6 1. Watts. 

God revealed in his Works. 

1 Great God, the heavens' well-ordered frame 
Declares the glory of thy name ; 

There thy rich works of wonder shine : 
A thousand starry beauties there, 
A thousand radiant marks appear, 
Of boundless skill and power divine. 

2 From night to day, from day to night, 
The dawning and the dying light 
Lectures of heavenly wisdom read ; 
With silent eloquence, they raise 

Our thoughts to our Creator's praise, 
And neither sound nor language need. 

3 Yet thy divine instructions run 
Far as the journeys of the sun ; 

Thy light and truth are known abroad ; 
We see thy smile in Nature's face, 
And in the pages of thy grace 
We read the glories of our God. 

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19. L. M. 6 1. T. Moore. 

God the Life and Light of the World. 

1 Thou art, O God, the life and light 
Of all this wondrous world we see ; 
Its glow by day, its smile by night, 
Are but reflections caught from thee. 
Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, 
And all things fair and bright are thine. 

2 When day, with farewell beam, delays 
Among the opening clouds of even, 
And we can almost think we gaze 
Through golden vistas into heaven, 
Those hues that make the sun's decline 
So soft, so radiant, Lord, are thine. 

3 When night, with wings of starry gloom, 
O'ershadows all the earth and skies, 

Like some dark, beauteous bird, whose plume 
Is sparkling with unnumbered eyes, 
That sacred gloom, those fires divine, 
So grand, so countless, Lord, are thine. 

4 When youthful Spring around us breathes, 
Thy spirit warms her fragrant sigh ; 

And every flower the Summer wreaths 
Is born beneath thy kindling eye. 
Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, 
And all things fair and bright are thine. 

20. L. M. Watts. 

Greatness of God. 

1 My God, my King, thy various praise 
Shall fill the remnant of my days ; 
Thy grace employ my humble tongue, 
Till death and glory raise the song. 

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2 The wings of every hour shall bear 
Some thankful tribute to thine ear ; 
And every setting sun shall see 
New works of duty done for thee. 

3 Thy truth and justice I'll proclaim; 
Thy bounty flows, an endless stream ; 
Thy mercy swift ; thine anger slow, 
But dreadful to the stubborn foe. 

4 Thy works with sovereign glory shine, 
And speak thy majesty divine ; 

Let every realm with joy proclaim 
The sound and honor of thy name. 

21. L. M. Kippis. 

To the L~7iknoiC7i God. 

1 Great God, in vain man's narrow view 
Attempts to look thy nature through; 
Our laboring powers with reverence own 
Thy glories never can be known. 

2 Not the high seraph's mighty thought, 
Who countless years his God has sought, 
Such wondrous height or depth can find, 
Or fully trace thy boundless mind. 

3 And yet thy kindness deigns to show 
Enough for mortal minds to know ; 
While wisdom, goodness, power divine, 
Through all thy works and conduct shine. 

4 O, may our souls with rapture trace 
Thy works of nature and of grace: 
Explore thy sacred truth, and still 
Press on to know and do thy will. 



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God knows our Hearts and Ways, 

1 Father of spirits ! nature's God ! 

Our inmost thoughts are known to thee ; 
Thou, Lord, canst hear each idle word, 
And every private action see. 

2 Could we on morning's swiftest wings 
Pursue our flight through trackless air, 
Or dive beneath deep ocean's springs, 
Thy presence still would meet us there. 

3 In vain may guilt attempt to fly, 
Concealed beneath the pall of night ; 
One glance from thy all-piercing eye 
Can kindle darkness into light. 

4 Search thou our hearts, and there destroy 
Each evil thought, each secret sin, 

And fit us for those realms of joy 
Where nought impure shall enter in. 



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fwO. L. M. Doddridge. 
Seeing the Invisible. 

1 Eternal and immortal King, 

Thy peerless splendors none can bear ; 
But darkness veils seraphic eyes, 
When God with all his glory 's there. 

2 Yet faith can pierce the awful gloom, 
The great Invisible can see, 

And with its tremblings mingle joy, 
In fixed regard, great Goo, to thee. 
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3 Then every tempting form of sin, 
Shamed in thy presence, disappears ; 
And all the glowing, raptured soul 
The likeness it contemplates wears. 

4 O, ever conscious to my heart, 
Witness to its supreme desire, 
Behold, it presseth on to thee, 

For it hath caught the heavenly fire. 

5 This one petition would it urge — 
To bear thee ever in its sight; 

In life, in death, in worlds unknown, 
Its only portion and delight. 



24. L. M. Watts. 

Omniscience and Omnipresence of God. 

1 Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through ; 
Thine eye commands, with piercing view, 

My rising and my resting hours, 

My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 

2 My thoughts, before they are my own, 
Are to my God distinctly known; 

He knows the words I mean to speak, 
Ere from my opening lips they break. 

3 Within thy circling power I stand ; 
On every side I find thy hand ; 
Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, 

I am surrounded still with God. 

4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! 
What large extent! what lofty height! 
My soul, with all the powers I boast, 
Is in the boundless prospect lost. 



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5 O, may these thoughts possess my breast, 
Where'er I rove, where'er I rest; 
Xor let my weaker passions dare 
Consent to sin. for God is there. 




C. M. 6 1. CONDER. 



God is every where. 

1 Beyond, beyond the boundless sea, 

Above that dome of sky, 
Farther than thought itself can nee, 

Thy dwelling is on high ; 
Yet dear the awful thought to me, 

That thou, my God, art nigh. 

2 We hear thy voice when thunders roll 

Through the wide fields of air ; 
The waves obey thy dread control ; 

Yet still thou art not there. 
Where shall I find Him, O my soul, 

Who yet is every where 1 

3 O, not in circling depth, or height, 

But in the conscious breast ; 
Present to faith, though veiled from sight, 

There does his spirit rest. 
O, come, thou Presence Infinite, 

And make thy creature blest, 



26. S. M. Watts. 

Abounding Compassion of God. 

1 My soul, repeat his praise, 
Whose mercies are so great ; 
Whose anger is so slow to rise, 
So ready to abate. 

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2 His power subdues our sins, 
And his forgiving love, 

Far as the east is from the west, 
Doth all our guilt remove. 

3 The pity of the Lord, 

To those that fear his name, 
Is such as tender parents feel ; 
He knows our feeble frame. 

4 Our days are as the grass, 
Or like the morning flower ; 

If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field, 
It withers in an hour 

5 But thy compassions, Lord, 
To endless years endure ; 

And children's children ever find 
Thy words of promise sure. 



1 God is love ; his mercy brightens 

All the path in which we rove ; 
Bliss he wakes, and woe he lightens ; 
God is wisdom, God is love. 

2 Chance and change are busy ever ; 

Man decays, and ages move ; 
But his mercy waneth never ; 
God is wisdom, God is love. 

3 E'en the hour that darkest seemeth 

Will his changeless goodness prove; 
From the gloom his brightness streameth ; 
God is wisdom, God is love. 

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4 He with earthly cares entwineth 
Hope and comfort from above ; 
Every where his glory shineth ; 
God is wisdom, God is love. 



40. L. M. Sewall's Col. 

Loving-kindness of God. 

1 Father, to thy kind love we owe 
All that is fair and good below ; 
Bestower of the health that lies 

On tearless cheeks and cheerful eyes ! 

2 Yet deem we not that thus alone 
Thy mercy and thy love are shown ; 
For we have learned, with higher praise. 
And holier names, to speak thy ways. 

3 In woe's dark hour, our kindest stay ! 
Sole trust when life shall pass away ! 
Teacher of hopes that light the gloom 
Of death, and consecrate the tomb ! 

4 Patient with headstrong guilt to bear; 
Slow to avenge, and kind to spare ; 
Listening to prayer, and reconciled 
Full quickly to thy erring child ! 



29. S. M. Steele. 

God our Fatter. 

1 My Father ! cheering name ! 

O, may I call thee mine? 
Give me the humble hope to claim 
A portion so divine. 

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3 Whate'er thv will denies 
I calmly would resign; 

For thou art just, and good, and wise 
O. bend my will to thine I 

4 Whate'er thv will ordains. 

O, give me "strength to bear; 
Still let me know a Father reigns. 
And trust a Fathers care. 



30. s 



. M. Mf.s. Sizzle. 

Go d o:,:r Bir.ific'or. 

1 My Maker and my Kinz ! 
To thee my all I owe : 

Thy sovereign bounty is the spring 
From whence my blessings flow. 

2 Thou ever good and kind ! 
A thousand reasons move. 

A thousand obligations bind 
My heart to grateful love. 

3 The creature of thv hand, 
On thee alone I live : 

My God. thy benefits demand 
More praise than life can give. 

4 O. let thv zrace inspire 

My soul with strength divine: 
Let all my powers to thee aspire, 
And all mv davs be thine. 



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31. 



L. M. Watts. 
Praise for Protection, Grace, and Truth. 

1 My God, in whom are all the springs 
Of boundless love and grace unknown, 
Hide me beneath thy spreading wings, 
Till the dark cloud is overblown. 

2 Up to the heavens I send my cry; 
The Lord will my desires perform; 
He sends his angels from the sky, 

And saves me from the threatening storm. 

3 Be thou exalted, O my God, 

Above the heavens, where angels dwell ; 
Thy power on earth be known abroad, 
And land to land thy wonders tell. 



C. M. Doddridge. 
Mercy of God to the Frailty of Man. 

1 Lord, we adore thy wondrous name, 

And make that name our trust, 
Which raised at first this curious frame 
From mean and lifeless dust. 

2 Awhile these frail machines endure, 

The fabric of a day ; 
Then know their vital powers no more, 
But moulder back to clay. 

3 Yet, Lord, whate'er is felt or feared, 

This thought is our repose, 
That He, by whom this frame was reared, 
Its various weakness knows. 



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4 Thou view'st us with a pitying eye, 

While struggling with our load ; 
In pains and dangers thou art nigh, 
Oar Father and our God. 

5 Gently supported by thy love, 

We tend to realms of peace, 
Where every pain shall far remove, 
And every frailty cease. 

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60. C. M. Cowper. 

Mysteries of Providence. 

1 God moves in a mysterious way. 

His wonders to perform : 
He plants his footsteps in the sea, 
And rides upon the storm. 

2 Deep in unfathomable mines, 

Of never-failing skill, 
He treasures up his bright designs, 
And works his sovereign will. 

3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take : 

The clouds ye so much dread 
Are big with mercy, and will break 
In blessings on your head. 

4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, 

But trust him for his grace: 
Behind a frowning providence 
He hides a smiling face. 

5 His purposes will ripen fast, 

Unfolding every hour : 
The bud may have a bitter taste, 
But sweet will be the flower. 

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6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, 
And scan his work in vain 
God is his own interpreter, 
And he will make it plain. 



L. M. Wesley's Col. 
Deliverances acknowledged, 

1 God of my life, whose gracious power 
Through varied deaths my soul hath led, 
Or turned aside the fatal hour, 

Or lifted up my sinking head, — 

2 In all my ways thy hand I own, 
Thy ruling providence I see : 
Assist me still my course to run, 
And still direct my paths to thee. 

3 Whither, O, whither should 1 fly, 
But to my loving Father's breast? 
Secure within thine arms to lie, 
And safe beneath thy wings to rest, 

4 I have no skill the snare to shun; 
But thou, O God, my wisdom art : 
I ever into ruin run ; 

But thou art greater than my heart. 

5 Foolish, and impotent, and blind, 
Lead me a way I have not known; 
Bring me where I my heaven may find 9 
The heaven of loving thee alone. 

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60. S. M. Doddridge. 
God's Care a Remedy for ours. 

1 How gentle God's commands ! 
How kind his precepts are ! 

" Come, cast your burdens on the Lord, 
And trust his constant care." 

2 While Providence supports, 
Let saints securely dwell ; 

That hand which bears all nature up 
Shall guide his children well. 

3 Why should this anxious load 
Press down your weary mind 1 

Haste to your heavenly Father's throne, 
And sweet refreshment find. 

4 His goodness stands approved 
Down to the present day : 

I'll drop my burden at his feet, 
And bear a song away. 



36. L. M. Dyer. 

Universal Care of Providence acknowledged. 

1 Greatest of beings, Source of life, 
Sovereign of air, of earth, and sea, 
All nature feels thy power, but man 
A grateful tribute pays to thee. 

2 Subject to wants, to thee he looks, 
And from thy goodness seeks supplies ; 
And, when oppressed with guilt he mourns, 
Thy mercy lifts him to the skies. 

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3 And whether grief oppress the heart ; 
Or whether joy elate the breast ; 

Or life still keep its little course; 
Or death invite the heart to rest ; — 

4 All are thy messengers, and all 
Thy sacred pleasure, Lord, obey ; 
And all are training man to dwell 
Nearer to bliss, and nearer thee. 



1 Great Source of unexhausted good, 

Who giv'st us health, and friends, and food. 

And peace, and calm content, — 
Like fragrant incense, to the skies 
Let songs of grateful praises rise, 
For all thy blessings lent. 

2 Through all the dangers of the day, 
Thy providence attends our way, 

To guard us and to guide; 
Thy grace directs our wandering will, 
And warns us, lest seducing ill 

Allure our souls aside. 

3 Thy smiles, with a reviving light, 
Cheer the long, darksome hours of night, 

And gild the thickest gloom ; 
Thy watchful love, around our bed, 
Doth softly, like a curtain, spread, 

And guard the peaceful room. 

4 To thee our lives, our all we owe, 
Our peace and sweetest joys below, 

And brightest hopes above ; 
Then let our lives, and all that's ours, 
Our souls, and all our active powers, 

Be sacred to thy love. 




C. P. M. Exeter Col. 
Providential Goodness of God. 



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S. M. Doddridge. 
God wise and merciful in Chastisement 

1 How gracious and how wise 
Is our chastising God ! 

And, O, how rich the blessings are 
That blossom from his rod ! 

2 He lifts it up on high 
With pity in his heart, 

That every stroke his children feel 
May grace and peace impart. 

3 Instructed thus, they bow, 
And own his sovereign sway ; 

They turn their erring footsteps back 
To his forsaken way. 

4 His covenant love they seek, 
And seek the happy bands 

That closer still engage their hearts 
To honor his commands, 

5 Our Father, we consent 
To discipline divine, 

And bless the pains that make our souls 
Still more completely thine. 



39. 7s M. R.YLAND. 
u My Times are in thy hand. ,} 

Sovereign Ruler of the skies, 
Ever gracious, ever wise, 
All my times are in thy hand, 
All events at thy command. 

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2 Thou didst form me by thy power; 
Thou wilt guide me hour by hour ; 
All my times shall ever be 
Ordered by thy wise decree ; 

3 Times of sickness, times of health ; 
Times of penury and wealth ; 
Times of trial and of grief ; 
Times of triumph and relief; — 

4 Times temptation's power to prove : 
Times to taste a Savior's love ; — 
All is fixed, the means and end, 
As shall please my heavenly Friend. 

40. S. M. Watts. 

God our Shepherd. 

1 The Lord my Shepherd is; 
I shall be well supplied ; 

Since he is mine, and I am his, 
What can I want beside? 

2 He leads me to the place 
Where heavenly pasture grows, 

Where living waters gently pass, 
And full salvation flows. 

3 If e'er I go astray, 

He doth my soul reclaim, 
And guides me, in his own right way, 
For his most holy name. 

4 While he affords his aid, 
I cannot yield to fear ; 

Though I should walk through death's dark 

shade, 

My Shepherd's with me there. 

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41. lis M. Montgomery. 
God our Shepherd, 

1 The Lord is my Shepherd ; no want shall I know : 
I feed in green pastures ; safe folded I rest : 

He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow, 
Restores me when wandering, redeems when 
oppressed. 

2 Through the valley and shadow of death though I 

stray, 

Since thou art my Guardian, no evil I fear ; 
Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff be my stay ; 
No harm can befall with my Comforter near. 

3 In the midst of affliction my table is spread ; 
With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o'er ; 
With perfume and oil thou anointest my head ; 
O, what shall I ask of thy providence more 1 

4 Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God, 
Still follow my steps, till I meet thee above ; 
I seek, by the path which my forefathers trod 
Through the land of their sojourn, thy kingdom 

of love. 

4-2. C. Addison. 
God's merciful and constant Protection. 

1 When all thy mercies, O my God, 

My rising soul surveys, 
Transported with the view, I'm lost 
In wonder, love, and praise. 

2 Unnumbered comforts on my soul 

Thy tender care bestowed, 
Before my infant heart conceived 
From whom those comforts flowed. 

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3 When in the slippery paths of youth 

With heedless steps I ran, 
Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe. 
And led me up to man. 

4 When worn with sickness, oft hast thou 

With health renewed my face, 
And when in sin and sorrow sunk, 
Revived my soul with grace. 

5 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts 

My daily thanks employ ; 
Nor is the least a cheerful heart, 
That tastes those gifts with joy, 

6 Through every period of my life, 

Thy goodness Til pursue : 
And after death, in distant worlds, 
The glorious theme renew, 



*fcd. L. M. Anonymous, 
Paternal Providence of God, 

1 Through all the various, changing scene 
Of life's mistaken ill or good, 

Thy hand, O God, conducts unseen 
The beautiful vicissitude. 

2 Thou givest with paternal care, 
However unjustly we complain, 
To all their necessary share 

Of joy and sorrow, health and pain, 

3 All things on earth, and all in heaven, 
On thine eternal will depend; 

And all for greater good were given, 
Would man pursue th 5 appointed end, 

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4 Be this my care ! — to all beside 
Indifferent let my wishes be ; 
Passion be calm, and dumb be pride, 
And fixed my soul, great God, on thee. 



T=^t« L. M. 6 L Montgomery, 
The Christian Israel. 

1 Thus far on life's perplexing path, 
Thus far thou, Lord, our steps hast led, 
Snatched from the world's pursuing wrath, 
Unharmed though floods o'er hung our head : 
Like ransomed Israel on the shore, 

Here then we pause, look back, adore. 

2 Strangers and pilgrims here below, 
Like all our fathers, in their day, 
We to the land of promise go, 
Lord, by thine own appointed way : 
Still guide, illumine, cheer our flight, 
In cloud by day, in fire by night. 

3 When we have numbered all our years, 
And stand, at length, on Jordan's brink, 
Though the flesh fail with mortal fears, 
O, let not then the spirit sink ! 

But strong in faith, and hope, and love, 
Plunge through the stream, to rise above ! 
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*±0. C, M. C»WF£B. 

ZigTtf end G7on/ 0/ the Word. 

1 A glory gilds the sacred page, 

Majestic like the sun 
It gives a light to every age ; 
It gives, but borrows none. 

2 The hand that gave it still supplies 

The gracious light and heat : 
His truths upon the nations rise ; 
They rise, but never set. 

3 Let everlasting thanks be thine, 

For such a bright display, 
As makes a world of darkness shine 
With beams of heavenly day. 

4 My soul rejoices to pursue 

The steps of Him I love, 
Till glory break upon my view 
In brighter worlds above.- 



1 Behold, the morning sun 
Begins his glorious way I 
His beams through all the nations run, 
And life and light convey. 




S. Mr Watts, 
Excellence of God's Word. 



THE SCRIPTURES, 



2 But where the gospel comes, 
It spreads diviner light ; 

It calls dead sinners from their tombs, 
And gives the blind their sight. 

3 How perfect is thy word ! 
And all thy judgments just ! 

Forever sure thy promise, Lord, 
And men securely trust. 

4 My gracious God, how plain 
Are thy directions given ! 

O, may I never read in vain, 
But find the path to heaven. 



1 Lord, I have made thy word my choice, 

My lasting heritage ; 
There shall my noblest powers rejoice, 
My warmest thoughts engage. 

2 I'll read the histories of thy love, 

And keep thy laws in sight, 
While through the promises I rove 
With ever-fresh delight. 

3 'Tis a broad land, of wealth unknown, 

Where springs of life arise, 
Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, 
And hidden glory lies. 

4 The best relief that mourners have, 

It makes our sorrows blest ; 
Our fairest hope beyond the grave. 
And our eternal rest. 

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tcO. C. M. Mrs. Steele. 
Excellence of the Scriptures. 

1 Father of mercies, in thy word 

What endless glory shines ! 
Forever be thy name adored 
For these celestial lines. 

2 Here may the wretched sons of want 

Exhaustless riches find — 
Riches above what earth can grant, 
And lasting as the mind. 

3 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice 

Spreads heavenly peace around ; 
And life, and everlasting joys, 
Attend the blissful sound. 

4 O, may these heavenly pages be 

My ever-dear delight ; 
And still new beauties may I see, 
And still increasing light. 

5 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, 

Be thou forever near ; 
Teach me to love thy sacred word, 
And view my Savior there. 

49. L. M. Merrick. 

Desire of Instruction. 

1 Teach me, O teach me, Lord, thy way \ 
So to my life's remotest day, 

By thy unerring precepts led, 

My willing feet its paths shall tread. 

2 Informed by thee, with sacred awe 
My heart shall meditate thy law, 
And, with celestial wisdom filled, 
To thee its full obedience yield. 

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3 Give me to know thy words aright, 
Thy words, ray soul's supreme delight ; 
That, purged from thirst of gold, my mind 
In them its better wealth may find. 

4 O, turn from vanity mine eye ; 

To me thy quickening strength supply ; 
And with thy promised mercy cheer 
A heart devoted to thy fear. 

50. H. M. Doddridge. 

Efficacy and Success of the Gospel. 

1 Mark the soft-falling snow, 
And the diffusive rain ! 

To heaven, from whence it fell, 
It turns not back again ; 

But waters earth 

Through every pore, 

And calls forth all 

Her secret store. 

2 Arrayed in beauteous green, 
The hills and valleys shine, 
And man and beast are fed 
By providence divine : 

The harvest bows 
Its golden ears, 
The copious seed 
Of future years. 

3 " So," saith the God of grace, 
" My gospel shall descend, 
Almighty to effect 

The purpose I intend. 

Millions of souls 
Shall feel its power, 
And bear it down 
To millions more," 

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01. lis M. Drummond. 

Prepare ye the Way of the Lord. 

1 A voice from the desert comes awful and shrill ; 
The Lord is advancing ! prepare ye the way ! 
The word of Jehovah he comes to fulfil, 

And o'er the dark world pour the splendor of day. 

2 Bring down the proud mountain, though towering 

to heaven, 
And be the low valley exalted on high ; 
The rough path and crooked be made smooth 

and even, 

For, Zion ! your King, your Redeemer, is nigh. 

3 The beams of salvation his progress illume ; 
The lone, dreary wilderness sings of her Lord ; 
The rose and the myrtle there suddenly bloom, 
And the olive of peace spreads its branches abroad. 




7s M. Bo WRING. 



For Advent or Christmas. 

1 Watchman ! tell us of the night, 
What its signs of promise are. 
Traveller ! o'er yon mountain's height, 
See that glory-beaming star. 

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2 Watchman ! does its beauteous ray 
Aught of hope or joy foretell? 
Traveller ! yes ; it brings the day, 
Promised day of Israel. 

3 Watchman ! tell us of the night ; 
Higher yet that star ascends. 
Traveller ! blessedness and light, 
Peace and truth, its course portends, 

4 Watchman ! will its beams alone 
Gild the spot that gave them birth? 
Traveller ! ages are its own ; 

See, it bursts o'er all the earth. 

5 Watchman ! tell us of the night, 
For the morning seems to dawn. 
Traveller ! darkness takes its flight ; 
Doubt and terror are withdrawn. 

6 Watchman ! let thy wanderings cease ; 
Hie thee to thy quiet home. 
Traveller ! lo ! the Prince of Peace, 
Lo ! the Son of God, is come. 



53. 



C. M. £. H. Sears. 
The Nativity. 



1 Calm on the listening ear of night 

Come heaven's melodious strains, 
Where wild Judea stretches far 
Her silver-mantled plains ! 

2 Celestial choirs, from courts above, 

Shed sacred glories there, 
And angels, with their sparkling lyres, 
Make music on the air. 

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3 The answering hills of Palestine 

Send back the glad reply, 
And greet, from all their holy heights, 
The dayspring from on high. 

4 O'er the blue depths of Galilee 

There comes a holier calm, 
And Sharon waves, in solemn praise, 
Her silent groves of palm. 

5 " Glory to God!" the sounding skies 

Loud with their anthems ring — 
" Peace to the earth — good-will to men — 
From heaven's eternal King ! " 

6 Light on thy hills, Jerusalem ! 

The Savior now is born ! 
And bright on Bethlehem's joyous plains 
Breaks the first Christmas morn. 



54. L. ML 6 1. T. Moore. 

Tlie Song of Angels. 

1 Arrayed in clouds of golden light, 

More bright than heaven's resplendent bow, 
Jehovah's angel comes by night 
To bless the sleeping world below; 
How soft the music of his tongue ! 
How sweet the hallowed strains he sung! 

2 Good- will henceforth to man be given ; 
The light of glory beams on earth ; 
Let angels tune the harps of heaven, 
And saints below rejoice with mirth : 

On Bethlehem's plains the shepherds sing, 
And Judah's children hail their King. 



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55. 



7s M. 



Anonymous. 



Star of Bethlehem. 

1 Sons of men, behold from far, 
Hail the long-expected star ! 

Star of truth, that gilds the night, 
And guides bewildered men aright. 

2 Mild it shines on all beneath, 
Piercing through the shades of death; 
Scattering error's wide-spread night ; 
Kindling darkness into light. 

3 Nations all, remote and near, 
Haste to see your Lord appear ; 
Haste ; for him your hearts prepare ; 
Meet him manifested there ! 

4 There behold the day spring rise, 
Pouring light on mortal eyes ; 
See it chase the shades away, 
Shining to the perfect day ! 



56. C. M. Watts. 

The Messiah's Coming and Kingdom. 

1 Joy to the world ! the Lord is come ! 

Let earth receive her King : 
Let every heart prepare him room, 
And heaven and nature sing. 

2 Joy to the earth ! the Savior reigns ! 

Let men their songs employ ; 
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, 
Repeat the sounding joy. 

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3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, 

Nor thorns infest the ground; 
He comes to make his blessings flow 
As far as sin is found. 

4 He rules the w T orld with truth and grace. 

And makes the nations prove 
The glories of his righteousness, 
And wonders of his love. 



Of. C. M. Doddridge. 

Christ's Message. 

1 Hark ! the glad sound ! the Savior comes ! 

The Savior, promised long ! 
Let every heart prepare a throne, 
And every voice a song. 

2 On him the Spirit, largely poured, 

Exerts its sacred fire : 
Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, 

His holy breast inspire. 

3 He comes, from thickest films of vice 

To clear the mental ray; 
And on the eyeballs of the blind 
To pour celestial day. 

4 He comes, the broken heart to bind, 

The bleeding soul to cure, 
And with the treasure of his grace 
Enrich the humble poor. 

5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, 

Thy welcome shall proclaim, 
And heaven's eternal arches ring 
With the beloved name. 

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58. S. M. Nee DHAM. 

Christ the Light of the World. 

1 Behold the Prince of Peace, 
The chosen of the Lord, 

God's well-beloved Son, fulfils 
The sure, prophetic word. 

2 No royal pomp adorns 

This King of Righteousness ; 
Meekness and patience, truth and love, 
Compose his princely dress. 

3 The Spirit of the Lord, 
In rich abundance shed, 

On this great Prophet gently lights, 
And rests upon his head. 

4 Jesus, the light of men ! 
His doctrine life imparts ; 

O, may we feel its quickening power 
To warm and glad our hearts ! 

5 Cheered by its beams, our souls 
Shall run the heavenly way : 

The path which Christ has marked and trod 
Will lead to endless day. 



59. L. M. MlLMAN. 

Christ's Entry into Jerusalem. 

Ride on, ride on in majesty ! 

Hark, all the tribes "Hosanna" cry! 

Thy humble beast pursues his road, 

With palms and scattered garments strowed. 

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2 Ride on, ride on in majesty ! 
In lowly pomp ride on to die ! 

O Christ, thy triumphs now begin, 
O'er captive death and conquered sin. 

3 Ride on, ride on in majesty ! 
The winged squadrons of the sky 

Look down with sad and wondering eyes, 
To see th' approaching sacrifice. 

4 Ride on, ride on in majesty ! 

Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh; 
The Father, on his sapphire throne, 
Expects his own anointed Son ! 



1 O suffering Friend of human kind ! 
How, as the fatal hour drew near, 
Came thronging on thy holy mind 
The images of grief and fear. 

2 Gethsemane's sad midnight scene, 
The faithless friends, th' exulting foes, 
The thorny crown, the insult keen, 
The scourge, the cross, before thee rose. 

3 Did not thy spirit shrink dismayed, 
As the dark vision o'er it came, 

And though in sinless strength arrayed, 
Turn, shuddering, from the death of shame ? 

4 Onward, like thee, through scorn and dread, 
May we our Father's call obey, 

Steadfast thy path of duty tread, 

And rise, through death, to endless day. 




L. M. 



BULFINCH. 



Christ the Sufferer. 



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01. 7s M. 6 1. Montgomery. 
Christ our Example in Suffering. 

1 Go to dark Gethsemane, 

Ye that feei temptation's power; 
Your Redeemer's conflict see; 
Watch with him one bitter hour. 
Turn not from his griefs away; 
Learn of Jesus Christ to pray. 

2 Follow to the judgment-hall ; 
View the Lord of life arraigned. 
O, the wormwood and the gall ! 
O, the pangs his soul sustained ! 
Shun not suffering, shame, or loss ; 
Learn of him to bear the cross. 

3 Calvary's mournful mountain climb; 
There, admiring at his feet, 

Mark that miracle of time, 
God's own sacrifice complete ; 
"It is finished," hear him cry; 
Learn of Jesus Christ to die. 

4 Early hasten to the tomb, 

Where they laid his breathless clay ; 
All is solitude and gloom ; — 
Who has taken him away ? 
Christ is risen ; he meets our eyes : 
Savior, teach us so to rise. 



Behold the Man ! 

1 Behold the man ! how glorious he ! 
Before his foes he stands unawed, 
And, without wrong or blasphemy, 
He claims to be the Son of God. 




62. 



L. M. 



Christian Psalmist. 



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2 Behold the man ! by all condemned, 
Assaulted by a host of foes ; 

His person and his claims contemned, 
A man of suffering and of woes. 

3 Behold the man ! so weak he seems, 
His awful word inspires no fear ; 

Bat soon must he who now blasphemes, 
Before his judgment-seat appear. 

4 Behold the man ! though scorned below, 
He bears the greatest name above ; 
The angels at his footstool bow, 

And all his royal claims approve. 

63. L. M. Montgomery. 

Christ 1 s Passion. 

1 The morning dawns upon the place 
Where Jesus spent the night in prayer : 
Through yielding glooms behold his face 
Nor form nor comeliness is there. 

2 Last eve, by those he called his own, 
Betrayed, forsaken, or denied, 

He met his enemies alone, 

In all their malice, rage, and pride. 

3 No guile within his mouth is found ; 
He neither threatens nor complains; 
Meek as a lamb for slaughter bound, 
Dumb 'midst his murderers he remains. 

4 But hark ! He prays, — 'tis for his foes ; 
He speaks, — 'tis comfort to his friends ; 
Answers, — and Paradise bestows ; 

He bows his head ; the conflict ends. 



CHRIST AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 

5 Truly this was the Son of God ! 

— Though in a servant's mean disguise, 
And bruised beneath the Father's rod ; 
Not for himself, — for man he dies. 



64. 7S M. MlLMAN. 
u They shall look on Him whom they pierced." 

1 Bound upon th' accursed tree, 
Faint and bleeding, who is he? 
By the cheek so pale and wan, 
By the crown of twisted thorn, 
By the side so deeply pierced, 
By the baffled, burning thirst, 

By the drooping, death-dewed brow, 
Son of man ! 'tis thou ! 'tis thou ! 

2 Bound upon th' accursed tree, 
Sad and dying, who is he ? 
By the last and bitter cry, 
The life breathed out in agony, 
By the lifeless body laid 

In the chamber of the dead, 
Crucified ! we know thee now ; 
Son of man ! 'tis thou ! 'tis thou ! 

3 Bound upon th' accursed tree, 
Dread and awful, who is he ? 

By the prayer for them that slew, — 

" Lord ! they know not what they do ! " — 

By the sealed and guarded cave, 

By the spoiled and empty grave, 

By that clear, immortal brow, 

Son of God! 'tis thou! 'tis thou! 



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S. M. Doddridge. 



Attractive Influence of a crucified Savior. 

1 Behold th' amazing sight, 
The Savior lifted high! 

Behold the Son of God's delight 
Expire in agony ! 

2 For whom, for whom, my heart, 
Were all these sorrows borne ? 

Why did he feel that piercing smart, 
And meet that various scorn? 

3 For love of us he bled, 
And all in torture died ; 

Twas love that bowed his fainting head, 
And oped his gushing side. 

4 I see, and I adore, 
In sympathy of love ; 

I feel the strong, attractive power 
To lift my soul above. 

5 In thee our hearts unite, 
Nor share thy griefs alone, 

But from thy cross pursue their flight 
To thy triumphant throne. 

66. 7S M. COLLYER. 

Resurrection of Christ 

1 Morning breaks upon the tomb ! 
Jesus dissipates its gloom ! 
Day of triumph ! through the skies 
See the glorious Savior rise ! 

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2 Christians, dry your flowing tears ; 
Chase those unbelieving fears ; 
Look on his deserted grave ; 
Doubt no more his power to save. 

3 Ye who are of death afraid, 
Triumph in the scattered shade ; 
Drive your anxious fears away ; 
See the place where Jesus lay. 

4 So the rising sun appears, 
Shedding radiance o'er the spheres ; 
So returning beams of light 
Chase the terrors of the night. 



C. M. Mrs. Barbauld, 
Resurrection of Christ. Morning. 

1 Again the Lord of life and light 

Awakes the kindling ray, 
Unseals the eyelids of the morn, 
And pours increasing day. 

2 O, what a night was that which wrapped 

The heathen world in gloom ! 
O, what a sun, which broke, this day, 
Triumphant from the tomb ! 

3 This day be grateful homage paid, 

And loud hosannas sung ; 
Let gladness dwell in every heart, 
And praise on every tongue. 

4 Ten thousand differing lips shall join 

To hail this welcome morn, 
Which scatters blessings from its wings 
To nations yet unborn. 

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68. 




Doddridge 



1 Ye humble souls, that seek the Lord, 

Chase all your fears away, 
And bow with pleasure down to see 
The place where Jesus lay. 

2 Thus low the Lord of life was brought ; 

Such wonders love can do; 
Thus cold in death that bosom lay, 
Which throbbed and bled for you. 

3 Then raise your eyes and tune your songs; 

The Savior lives again ! 
Not all the bolts and bars of death 
The Conqueror could detain. 

4 High o'er th' angelic bands he rears 

His once dishonored head ; 
And through unnumbered years he reigns, 
Who dwelt among the dead. 

5 With joy like his shall every saint 

His empty tomb survey ; 
Then rise with his ascending Lord, 
Through all his shining way. 



1 Lift your glad voices in triumph on high, 
For Jesus hath risen, and man cannot die : 
Vain were the terrors that gathered around him, 

And short the dominion of death and the grave : 
He burst from the fetters of darkness that bound him, 
Resplendent in glory, to live and to save : 
Loud was the chorus of angels on high, — 
The Savior hath risen, and man shall not die. 



69. p. m. 



H. Ware, -Jr. 



Hymn for Easter. 



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2 Glory to God in fall anthems of joy ; 

The being he gave us death cannot destroy : 
Sad were the life we must part with to-morrow, 

If tears were our birthright, and death were our end; 
But Jesus hath cheered the dark valley of sorrow, 
And bade us, immortal, to heaven ascend : 
Lift, then, your voices in triumph on high, 
For Jesus hath risen, and man shall not die. 



70. L. M. Heber, 

The last Advent of Christ. 

1 The Lord will come ! the earth shall quake, 
The hills their fixed seat forsake, 

And, withering, from the vault of night 
The stars withdraw their feeble light. 

2 The Lord will come ! but not the same 
As once in lowly form he came, 

A silent lamb to slaughter led, 

The bruised, the suffering, and the dead. 

3 The Lord will come ! a dreadful form, 
With wreath of flame, and robe of storm, 
On cherub wings, and wings of wind, 
Anointed Judge of human kind ! 

4 Can this be he who wont to stray 
A pilgrim on the world's highway, 

By power oppressed, and mocked by pride? 
O God, is this the Crucified? 

5 Go, tyrants ! to the rocks complain ! 
Go seek the mountain's cleft in vain; 
But faith, victorious o'er the tomb, 
Shall sing for joy — the Lord is come ! 

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7\* L. M. Watts. 

Christ's Kingdom. 

1 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 
Does his successive journeys run ; 

His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, 
Till moons shall wax and wane no more;- — 

2 People and realms of every tongue 
Dwell on his love with sweetest song, 
And infant voices shall proclaim 
Their early blessings on his name. 

3 Blessings abound where'er he reigns ; 
The prisoner leaps to loose his chains, 
The weary find eternal rest, 

And all the sons of want are blest, 

4 Let every creature rise and bring 
Peculiar honors to our King, 
Angels descend with songs again, 
And earth repeat the long amen. 




S. M. H. Martin-eat:. 



The Coming of Christ in the Power of his Gospel 

1 Lord Jesus, come ; for here 
Our path through wilds is laid; 

We watch as for the day spring near, 
Amid the breaking shade. 

2 Lord Jesus, come ; for hosts 
Meet on the battle-plain : 

The patriot mourns, the tyrant boasts > 
And tears are shed like rain. 



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3 Lord Jesus, come ; for still 
Vice shouts her maniac mirtn ; 

The famished crave in vain their fill, 
While teems the fruitful earth. 

4 Hark ! herald voices near 
Lead on thy happier day ; 

Come, Lord, and our hosannas hear ; 
We wait to strow thy way. 

5 Come, as in days of old, 

With words of grace and power ; 
Gather us all within thy fold, 
And never leave us more. 



1 To thee, O God, we homage pay, 
Source of the light that rules the day, 
Who, while he gilds all nature's frame, 
Reflects thy rays and speaks thy name. 

2 In louder strains we sing that grace 
Which gives the Sun of Righteousness, 
Whose nobler light salvation brings, 
And scatters healing from his wings. 

3 Still on our hearts may Jesus shine, 
With beams of light and love divine; 
Quickened by him our souls shall live, 
And cheered by him shall grow and thrive. 

4 O, may his glories stand confessed, 
From north to south, from east to west; 
Successful may his gospel run, 

Wide as the circuit of the sun. 




L. M. 



Doddridge, 



Christ the Sun of Righteousness. 



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5 When shall that radiant scene arise, 
When, fixed on high, in purer skies, 
Christ all his lustre shall display 
On all his saints through endless day ? 



1 Behold, the blind their sight receive ! 
Behold, the dead awake and live ! 

The dumb speak wonders ! and the lame 
Leap like the hart, and bless his name ! 

2 Thus doth th 5 eternal Spirit own 
And seal the mission of his Son ; 
The Father vindicates his cause, 
While he hangs bleeding on the cross. 

3 He dies ! the heavens in mourning stood ; 
He rises ! and appears with God : 
Behold the Lord ascending high, 

No more to bleed, no more to die ! 

4 Hence, and forever, from my heart 
I bid my doubts and fears depart ; 
And to those hands my soul resign, 
Which bear credentials so divine. 




L. M. 



Watts. 



God's Miracles in Christ. 



75. 



C. M. 



Enfield. 



Example of Christ. 



1 Behold, where in a mortal form 



Appears each grace divine ; 
The virtues, all in Jesus met, 
With mildest radiance shine. 



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2 To spread the rays of heavenly light, 

To give the mourner joy, 
To preach glad tidings to the poor, 
Was his divine employ. 

3 'Midst keen reproach and cruel scorn, 

Patient and meek he stood ; 
His foes, ungrateful, sought his life ; 
He labored for their good. 

4 In the last hour of deep distress, 

Before his Father's throne, 
With soul resigned, he bowed, and said, 
" Thy will, not mine, be done ! " 

5 Be Christ our pattern and our guide ! 

His image may we bear ! 
O, may we tread his holy steps, 
His joy and glory share ! 



1 My dear Redeemer, and my Lord, 
I read my duty in thy word : 

But in thy life the law appears, 
Drawn out in living characters. 

2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, 
Such deference to thy Father's will, 
Such love, and meekness so divine, 

I would transcribe and make them mine, 

3 Cold mountains and the midnight air 
Witnessed the fervor of thy prayer; 
The desert thy temptations knew, 
Thy conflict, and thy victory too. 




L. M. 



Watts. 



Example of Christ. 



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4 Be thou my pattern : may I bear 
More of thy gracious image here ; 
Then God, the Judge, shall own my name 
Amongst the followers of the Lamb. 




L. M. Wesley's Col. 



Rising with Christ 

1 Ye faithful souls, who Jesus know, 
If risen indeed with him ye are, 
Superior to the joys below, 

His resurrection's power declare. 

2 Your faith by holy tempers prove ; 
By actions show your sins forgiven ; 
And seek the glorious things above, 
And follow Christ, your Head, to heaven. 

3 To him continually aspire, 
Contending for your native place, 
And emulate the angel-choir, 
And only live to love and praise. 

4 Your real life, with Christ concealed, 
Deep in the Father's bosom lies ; 
And glorious as your Head revealed, 
Ye soon shall meet him in the skies. 



78. 



7s M. Mrs. Barbauld. 

Invitations of Jesus. 



Come, said Jesus' sacred voice, 
Come and make my paths your choice : 
I will guide you to your home : 
Weary pilgrim, hither come. 

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2 Thou who, houseless, sole, forlorn, 
Long hast borne the proud world's scorn, 
Long hast roamed the barren waste. 
Weary pilgrim, hither haste. 

3 Ye who, tossed on beds of pain, 
Seek for ease, but seek in vain; 
Ye, whose swoln and sleepless eyes 
Watch to see the morning rise ; — 

4 Ye, by fiercer anguish torn, 

In remorse for guilt who mourn, 
Here repose your heavy care : 
A wounded spirit who can bear? 

5 Sinner, come ; for here is found 
Balm that flows for every wound, 
Peace that ever shall endure, 
Rest eternal, sacred, sure. 



1 How sweetly flowed the gospel's sound 
From lips of gentleness and grace, 
When listening thousands gathered round, 
And joy and reverence filled the place ! 

2 From heaven he came, of heaven he spoke, 
To heaven he led his followers 5 way; 
Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, 
Unveiling an immortal day. 

3 "Come, wanderers, to my Father's home; 
Come, all ye weary ones, and rest ! " 
Yes, sacred Teacher, we will come, 
Obey thee, love thee, and be blest. 




L. M. 



BOWRING, 



Jesus teaching the People. 



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S. M. Christian Psalmist. 
Tie Captain of our Salvation. 

1 Our Captain leads us on ; 
He beckons from the skies ; 

He reaches out a starry crown, 
And bids us take the prize. 

2 "Be faithful unto death, 
Partake my victory, 

And thou shalt wear this glorious wreath, 
And thou shalt reign with me." 

3 'Tis thus the righteous Lord 
To every soldier saith ; 

Eternal life is the reward 
Of all-victorious faith. 

4 Who conquer in his might 
The victor's meed receive ; 

They claim a kingdom in his right 
Which God shall freely give. 



01. L. M. 6 1. Anonymous. 
The Gospel adapted to give Peace and Rest. 

1 Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan 
Reveals thy weight of inward woe ; 

Cease thy complaint, suppress thy groan, 
And let thy tears forget to flow ; 
Behold, the precious balm is found, 
To lull thy pain, to heal thy wound. 

2 Come, freely come, by sin oppressed ; 
Unburden here thy weighty load ; 
Here find thy refuge and thy rest, 
And trust the mercy of thy God : 

Thy God's thy Father — glorious word! 
Forever love and praise the Lord. 

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S. M. Montgomery. 
The Good Shepherd and his Flock. 

1 Green pastures and clear streams, 
Freedom and quiet rest, 

Christ's flock enjoy, beneath his beams, 
Or in his shadow, blest. 

2 Secure, amidst alarms, 
From violence or snares, 

The lambs he gathers in his arms, 
And in his bosom bears. 

3 The wounded and the weak, 
He comforts, heals, and binds; 

The lost he came from heaven to seek, 
And saves them when he finds. 

4 Conflicts and trials done, 
His glory they behold, 

Where Jesus and his flock are one — 
One Shepherd and one fold. 



L. M. Gregg. 
Not ashamed of Jesus. 

1 Jesus ! and can it ever be, 

A mortal man ashamed of thee ! 

Scorned be the thought by rich and poor! 

My soul shall scorn it more and more. 

2 Ashamed of Jesus ! yes, I may, 
When I've no sins to wash away, 
No tears to wipe, no joys to crave, 
And no immortal soul to save. 



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3 Ashamed of Jesus ! that dear Friend, 
On whom my hopes of heaven depend? 
No ! when I blush, be this my shame, 
That I no more revere his name. 

4 Till then — nor is the boasting vain — 
Till then I boast a Savior slain ; 

And O. may this my portion be, 
That Savior's not ashamed of me! 



04. L. M. We sley's Col, 
Glorying in Christ. 

1 Let not the wise their wisdom boast ; 
The mighty glory in his might ; 

The rich in flattering riches trust, 
Which take their everlasting flight. 

2 The rush of numerous years bears down 
The most gigantic strength of man ; 
And where is all his wisdom gone, 
When, dust, he turns to dust again ? 

3 The Lord, my righteousness, I praise ; 
I triumph in the love divine, 

The wisdom, wealth, and strength of grace, 
In Christ through endless ages mine. 



85. P. M. Spirit of the Psalms. 

The Holy Ghost the Comforter. 

1 Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed 
His tender, last farewell, 
A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathed 
With us to dwell. 



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2 He comes sweet influence to impart, 

A gracious, willing guest, 
While he can find one humble heart 
Wherein to rest. 

3 And his that gentle voice we hear, 

Soft as the breath of even, 
That checks each fault, that calms each fear, 
And speaks of heaven. 

4 And every virtue we possess, 

And every victory won, 
And every thought of holiness, 
Are his alone. 

5 Spirit of purity and grace, 

Our weakness pitying see ; 
O, make our hearts thy dwelling-place. 
And worthier thee. 



86. C. M. Heber. 

For the Day of Pentecost, or Whitsunday, 

1 Spirit of truth, on this thy day 

To thee for help we cry, 
To guide us through the dreary way 
Of dark mortality. 

2 We ask not, Lord, thy cloven flame ? 

Or tongues of various tone, 
But long thy praises to proclaim 
With fervor in our own. 

2 We mourn not that prophetic skill 
Is found on earth no more ; 
Enough for us to trace thy will 
In Scripture's sacred lore. 

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4 We neither have, nor seek, the power 

111 demons to control ; 
But thou, in dark temptation's hour, 
Shalt chase them from the soul. 

5 When tongues shall cease, and power decay, 

And knowledge empty prove, 
Do thou thy trembling servants stay 
W T ith faith, and hope, and love. 



O ( . S. M. Epi scopal Col. 
Gospel Invitations. 

1 The Spirit, in our hearts, 

Is whispering, " Sinner, come ! " 
The Bride, the church of Christ, proclaims 
To all his children, "Come!" 

2 Let him that heareth say 
To all about him, "Come!" 

Let him that thirsts for righteousness, 
To Christ, the fountain, come 1 

3 Yes, whosoever will, 

O, let him freely come, 
And freely drink the stream of life ; 
J T is Jesus bids him come. 

4 Lo, Jesus, who invites, 
Declares, " I quickly come : " 

Lord, even so ! I wait thine hour ; 
Jesus, my Savior, come ! 

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88. 8 & 7s M. J.Newton. 

The City of God. 

1 Glorious things of thee are spoken, 

Zion, city of our God ; 
He whose word cannot be broken, 
Formed thee for his own abode. 

2 On the Rock of Ages founded, 

What can shake thy sure repose ? 
With salvation's walls surrounded. 
Thou mayst smile at all thy foes. 

3 See, the streams of living waters, 

Springing from eternal love, 
Well supply thy sons and daughters, 
And all fear of want remove. 

4 Who can faint while such a river 

Ever flows their thirst t' assuage? — 
Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver, 
Never fails from age to age. 

89. 6 &, 4s M. Pratt's Col. 

Worthy is the Lamb. 

1 Come, all ye sons of God, 
Wide through the earth abroad 

Spread Jesus' fame : 
Tell what his love has done : 
Trust in his name alone ; 
Shout to his lofty throne, 

" Worthy the Lamb." 

2 Hence, gloomy doubts and fears ! 
Dry up your mournful tears ; 

Swell the glad theme ; 

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Praise ye our gracious King ; 
Strike each melodious string ; 
Join heart and voice to sing, 
" Worthy the Lamb." 

3 Hark ! how the choirs above, 
Filled with the Savior's love, 

Dwell on his name ! 
There, too, may we be found, 
With light and glory crowned, 
While all the heavens resound, 

" Worthy the Lamb ! " 



90. C. M. C. Wesley. 

The Communion of Saints. 

1 The saints on earth and those above 

But one communion make; 
Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, 
All of his grace partake. 

2 One family, we dwell in him ; 

One church above, beneath ; 
Though now divided by the stream, 
The narrow stream, of death. 

3 One army of the living God, 

To his command w T e bow ; 
Part of the host have crossed the flood, 
And part are crossing now. 

4 O God, be thou our constant Guide ! 

Then, w T hen the word is given, 
Bid death's cold flood its waves divide* 
And land us safe in heaven. 



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91. 



L. M. 



Butcher. 



Final Acceptance of all the Righteous. 



1 From north and south, from east and west, 
Advance the myriads of the blest : 

From every clime of earth they come, 
And find in heaven a common home. 

2 In one immortal throng we view 
Pagan and Christian, Greek and Jew; 
But, all their doubts and darkness o'er, 
One only God they now adore. 

3 Howe'er divided here below, 

One bliss, one spirit, now they know ; 
Though some ne'er heard of Jesus' name, 
Yet God admits their honest claim. 

4 On earth, according to their light, 
They aimed to practise what was right ; 
Hence all their errors are forgiven, 
And Jesus welcomes them to heaven. 



1 Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve, 

And press with vigor on ; 
A heavenly race demands thy zeal, 
And an immortal crown. 

2 A cloud of witnesses around 

Hold thee in full survey : 
Forget the steps already trod, 
And onward urge thy way. 



92. 



C. M. 



Doddridge. 



The Christian Race. 



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3 'Tis God's all-animating voice 

That calls thee from on high ; 
? Tis his own hand presents the prize 
To thine aspiring eye ; — 

4 That prize with peerless glories bright, 

Which shall new lustre boast, 
When victors' wreaths and monarchs' gems 
Shall blend in common dust. 



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93. L. M. Watts. 

The Christian Race. 

1 Awake, our souls; away, our fears; 
Let every trembling thought be gone; 
Awake, and run the heavenly race, 
And put a cheerful courage on. 

2 True, 'tis a strait and thorny road, 
And mortal spirits tire and faint ; 
But they forget the mighty God, 
That feeds the strength of every saint 

3 From thee, the overflowing spring, 
Our souls shall drink a fresh supply, 
While such as trust their native strength 
Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 

4 Swift as an eagle cuts the air, 
We'll mount aloft to thine abode; 
On wings of love our souls shall fly, 
Nor tire amidst the heavenly road. 

94. L. M. Mrs. Barbauld. 

The Christian Warfare. 

1 Awake, my soul ; lift up thine eyes ; 
See where thy foes against thee rise, 
In long array, a numerous host ; 
Awake, my soul, or thou art lost. 



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2 Thou tread'st upon enchanted ground; 
Perils and snares beset thee round ; 
Beware of all ; guard every part ; 

But most, the traitor in thy heart. 

3 Come, then, my soul ; now learn to wield 
The weight of thine immortal shield; 
Put on the armor from above, 

Of heavenly truth and heavenly love. 

4 The terror and the charm repel, 

And powers of earth, and powers of hell ; 
The Man of Calvary triumphed here ; — 
Why should his faithful followers fear 1 



S. M. BULFINCH. 

The Use of present Opportunities. 

1 Children of light, awake ; 
At Jesus' call arise; 

Forth with your Leader to partake 
His toils, his victories. 

2 Ye must not idly stand, 
His sacred voice who hear ; 

Arm for the strife the feeble hand ? 
The holy standard rear. 

3 Nought doth the world afford, 
But toil must be the price ; 

Wilt thou not, servant of the Lord 9 
Then toil for paradise? 

4 Awake, ye sons of light ; 
Strive till the prize be won ; 

Far spent already is the night; 
The day comes brightening on, 

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7s M. Episcopal Col. 
The Sinner entreated to awake. 

1 Sinner, rouse thee from thy sleep ; 
Wake, and o'er thy folly weep; 
Raise thy spirit, dark and dead ; 
Jesus waits his light to shed. 

2 Wake from sleep ; arise from death ; 
See the bright and living path ; 
Watchful, tread that path ; be wise ; 
Leave thy folly ; seek the skies. 

3 Leave thy folly; cease from crime; 
From this hour redeem thy time; 
Life secure without delay ; 

Evil is thy mortal day. 

4 O, then, rouse thee from thy sleep; 
Wake, and o'er thy folly weep ; 
Jesus calls from death and night; 
Jesus waits to shed his light. 



97. C. M. Anonymous. 

The whole Armor. 



1 O, speed thee, Christian, on thy way, 

And to thy armor cling; 
With girded loins the call obey 
That grace and mercy bring. 

2 There is a battle to be fought, 

An upward race to run, 
A crown of glory to be sought, 
A victory to be won. 

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3 O, faint not, Christian, for thy sighs 
Are heard before His throne ; 
The race must come before the prize, 
The cross before the crown. 



1 The Christian warrior, see him stand 
In the whole armor of his God ; 
The Spirit's sword is in his hand; 
His feet are with the gospel shod. 

2 In panoply of truth complete, 
Salvation's helmet on his head, 

With righteousness, a breastplate meet, 

And faith's broad shield before him spread; — 

3 With this omnipotence he moves ; 
From this the alien armies flee; 
Till more than conqueror he proves, 
Through Christ, who gives him victory. 

4 Thus strong in his Redeemer's strength, 
Sin, death, and hell, he tramples down, 
Fights the good fight, and wins ■ at length, 
Through mercy, an immortal crown. 



98. 



L. M. 



Montgomery. 



Tlie Christian Soldier. 



99. 



L. M. 



Spirit of the Psalms, 



True Riches, 



1 Amidst unsatisfied desires, 
Or trouble's overwhelming flood, 
Eager the doubting heart inquires, 
" O, who will show us any good ? 



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2 But happy they who serve the Lord, 
And in his holy name believe ; 

They know, from his all-gracious word, 
That he will every want relieve. 

3 When humbly offering at his shrine 
The grateful homage of the heart, 
The Lord will hear, and grace divine 
In rich and copious streams impart. 

4 Worldlings, who wealth and honors love, 
Full many a weary vigil keep ; 

But he whose treasure is above, 
Shall rest secure, and sweetly sleep. 

100. C. P. M. 

Contentment and Resignation. 

1 If solid happiness we prize, 
Within our breasts the jewel lies ; 

Nor need we roam abroad : 
The world has little to bestow ; 
From well-formed hearts our joys must flow. 

Hearts that delight in God. 

2 Then let us, with a grateful mind, 
Take what our Father, ever kind, 

Doth graciously bestow ; 
The blessings which he sends, enjoy, 
And in his praise find sweet employ, 

From whom our comforts flow. 

3 To be resigned, when ills betide, 
Patient when favors are denied, 

And pleased with favors given ; 
This is the wise, the virtuous part ; 
This is that incense of the heart 

Whose fragrance reaches heaven, 

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4 Thus through life's changing scenes we'll go j 
Its checkered paths of joy and woe, 

With holy care we'll tread ; 
Quit its vain scenes without a tear, 
Without a trouble or a fear, 

And mingle with the dead. 

5 For conscience, like a faithful friend, 
Shall through the gloomy vale attend, 

And cheer our dying breath ; 
Shall, when all other comforts cease, 
Like a kind angel, whisper peace, 

And smooth the bed of death. 



C. M. Scotch Paraphrases. 
The Ways of Wisdom. 

1 O, happy is the man who hears 

Instruction's faithful voice, 
And who celestial wisdom makes 
His early, only choice ! 

2 Wisdom has treasures greater far 

Than east or west unfold; 
And her rewards more precious are 
Than is the gain of gold. 

3 She guides the young, with innocence, 

In pleasure's path to tread ; 
A crown of glory she bestows 
Upon the hoary head. 

4 According as her labors rise, 

So her rewards increase ; 
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
And all her paths are peace. 

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102. C. M. C. Wesley. 

Watchfulness. 

1 I want a principle within 

Of jealous, godly fear ; 
A sensibility of sin, 
A pain to find it near. 

2 I want the first approach to feel 

Of pride, or fond desire ; 
To catch the wandering of my will, 
And quench the kindling fire. 

3 From thee that I no more may part, 

No more thy goodness grieve, 
The filial awe, the fleshly heart, 
The tender conscience give. 

4 Quick as the apple of an eye, 

O God, my conscience make ; 
Awake my soul, when sin is nigh, 
And keep it still awake. 

103. C. M. D 

Christian Watchfulness. 

1 Awake, my drowsy soul, awake, 

And view the threatening scene ; 
Legions of foes encamp around > 
And treachery lurks within. 

2 'Tis not this mortal life alone 

These enemies assail ; 
How canst thou hope for future bliss^ 
If their attempts prevail ? 

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3 Then to the work of God awake: 

Behold thy Master near : 
The various, arduous task pursue 
With vigor and with fear. 

4 The awful register goes on ; 

The account will surely come ; 
And opening day, or closing night, 
May bear me to my doom. 

5 Tremendous thought! how deep it strikes! 

Yet like a dream it flies, 
Till God's own voice the slumbers chase 
From these deluded eyes. 



S. M. Doddridge. 

Christian Activity and Watchfulness. 

1 Ye servants of the Lord, 
Each in his office wait, 

Observant of his heavenly word, 
And watchful at his gate. 

2 Let all your lamps be bright, 
And trim the golden flame ; 

Gird up your loins, as in his sight, 
For awful is his name. 

3 Watch! 'tis your Lord's command; 
And while we speak, he's near ; 

Mark the first signal of his hand, 
And ready all appear. 

4 O, happy servant he, 

In such a posture found! 
He shall his Lord with rapture see, 
And be with honor crowned. 



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105. C. P. M. Henry Moore, 

The Charms of Virtue, imperishable. 

1 All earthly charms, however dear, 
However they please the eye or ear, 

Will quickly fade and fly; 
Of earthly glory faint the blaze, 
And soon the transitory rays 

In endless darkness die. 

2 The nobler beauties of the just 
Shall never moulder in the dust, 

Or know a sad decay ; 
Their honors time and death defy, 
And round the throne of heaven on high 

Beam everlasting day. 

106. L. M. Sir Henry Wotton. 

An independent and happy Life. 

1 How happy is he born or taught, 
Who serveth not another's will; 
Whose armor is his honest thought, 
And simple truth his highest skill ! — 

2 Whose passions not his masters are; 
Whose soul is still prepared for death ; 
Not tied unto the world with care 

Of prince's ear or vulgar breath ! — 

3 Who God doth late and early pray 
More of his grace than goods to lend, 
And walks with man, from day to day, 
As with a brother and a friend ! 

4 This man is freed from servile bands 
Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; 
Lord of himself, though not of lands, 
And having nothing, yet hath all. 

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Wf. C. M. D ODDRIDGE. 

Walking with God. 

1 Thrice happy souls, who, born from heaven, 

While yet they sojourn here. 
Do all their days with God begin, 
And spend them in his fear. 

2 'Midst hourly cares, may love present 

Its incense to thy throne ; 
And while the world our hands employs, 
Our hearts be thine alone. 

3 As sanctified to noblest ends, 

Be each refreshment sought, 
And by each various providence 
Some wise instruction brought. 

4 When to laborious duties called, 

Or by temptations tried, 
We'll seek the shelter of thy wings, 
And in thy strength confide. 

5 As different scenes of life arise, 

Our grateful hearts would be 
With thee amidst the social band, 
In solitude with thee. 

6 In solid, pure delights, like these, 

Let all our days be passed ; 
Nor shall we then impatient wish, 
Nor shall we fear, the last. 

108. C. M. Exeter Col. 

Fortitude founded on godly Fear. 

1 Blest is the man who fears the Lord; 
His well-established mind, 
In every varying scene of life, 
Shall true composure find. 

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2 Oft through the deep and stormy sea 

The heavenly footsteps lie ; 
But on a glorious world beyond 
His faith can fix its eye. 

3 Though dark his present prospects be, 

And sorrows round him dwell, 
Yet hope can whisper to his soul, 
That all shall issue well. 

4 Full in the presence of his God, 

Through every scene he goes, 
And, fearing him, no other fear 
His steadfast bosom knows. 



1 Ah, wretched souls, who strive in vain, 
Slaves to the world, and slaves to sin ! 
A nobler toil may I sustain, 

A nobler satisfaction win. 

2 May I resolve, with all my heart, 
With all my powers, to serve the Lord ; 
Nor from his precepts e'er depart, 
Whose service is a rich reward. 

3 O, be his service all my joy ! 
Around let my example shine, 
Till others love the blest employ, 
And join in labors so divine. 

4 O, may I never faint nor tire, 

Nor, wandering, leave his sacred ways : 
Great God, accept my soul's desire, 
And give me strength to live thy praise. 




L. M. 



Mrs. Steele. 



Resolution and Example. 



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11U. C. M. J. Newton. 

Christian Perseverance, 

1 Rejoice, believer, in the Lord, 

Who makes your cause his own ; 
The hope that's built upon his word 
Can ne'er be overthrown. 

2 Weak as you are, you shall not faint, 

Or, fainting, shall not die; 
For God, the strength of every saint, 
Will aid you from on high. 

3 Though sometimes unperceived by sense, 

Faith sees him always near, 
A Guide, a Glory, a Defence; 
Then what have you to fear? 

4 As surely as Christ overcame, 

And triumphed once for you, 
So surely you that love his name 
Shall triumph in him too. 



111. S. M. Moravian. 

The ChHstian encouraged. 

1 Give to the winds thy fears; 
Hope and be undismayed ; 

God hears thy sighs, and counts thy tears; 
God shall lift up thy head. 

2 Through waves, through clouds and storms, 
He gently clears thy way ; 

Wait thou his time, so shall the night 
Soon end in joyous day. 

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3 He every where hath rule, 
And all things serve his might ; 

His every act pure blessing is, 
His path unsullied light. 

4 Thou comprehend' st him not; 
Yet earth and heaven tell, 

God sits as sovereign on the throne; 
He ruleth all things well. 

5 Thou seest our weakness, Lord ; 
Our hearts are known to thee : 

O, lift thou up the sinking hand, 
Confirm the feeble knee ! 

112. L. M. Kelly. 

Waftting against Slothfulness. 

1 O Israel, to thy tents repair ! 
Why thus secure on hostile ground? 
Thy Lord commands thee to beware, 
For many foes thy camp surround. 

2 O, sleep not thou, as others do ; 
Awake, be vigilant, be brave ; 
The coward and the sluggard too 
Must wear the fetters of the slave. 

3 A nobler lot is cast for thee ; 

A crown awaits thee in the skies : 
With such a hope shall Israel flee, 
And yield, through weariness, the prize? 

4 No! let a careless world repose, 

And slumber on through life's short day, 
While Israel to the conflict goes, 
And bears the glorious prize away. 

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113. 



C. M. 



Beddome. 



Sincerity and Self- Examination. 



1 Am I an Israelite indeed, 

Without a false disguise ? 
Have I renounced my sins, and left 
My refuges of lies ? 

2 Say, does my heart unchanged remain, 

Or is it formed anew ? 
What is the rule by which I walk, 
The object I pursue ? 

3 Cause me, O God of truth and grace, 

My real state to know; 
If I am wrong, O, set me right ! 
If right, preserve me so ! 



1 God is a Spirit, just and wise ; 

He sees our inmost mind ; 
In vain to heaven we raise our cries, 
And leave our souls behind. 

2 Nothing but truth before his throne 

With honor can appear ; 
The painted hypocrites are known 
Through the disguise they wear. 

3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, 

Their bending knees the ground; 
But God abhors the sacrifice 
Where not the* heart is found. 



114. 



C. M. 



Watts. 



Sincerity and Hypocrisy. 



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4 Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways, 
And make my soul sincere ; 
Then shall I stand before thy face, 
And find acceptance there. 



110. L. M. feCOTT. 

Charitable Judgment. 

1 All-seeing God, 'tis thine to know 

The springs whence wrong opinions flow ; 
To judge from principles within, 
When frailty errs, and when we sin. 

2 Who among men, great Lord of all, 
Thy servant to his bar shall call ? 
Judge him, for modes of faith, thy foe, 
And doom him to the realms of woe ? 

3 Who with another's eye can read, 
Or worship by another's creed ? 
Trusting thy grace, we form our own, 
And bow to thy commands alone. 

4 If wrong, correct ; accept, if right ; 
While, faithful, we improve our light, 
Condemning none, but zealous still 
To learn and follow all thy will. 



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- The Blessing of Peace. 

1 Blest are the sons of peace, 
Whose hearts and hopes are one ; 
Whose kind designs to serve and please 
Through all their actions run. 

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2 Blest is the pious house 
Where zeal and friendship meet; 

Their songs of praise, their mingled vows, 
Make their communion sweet. 

3 Thus on the heavenly hills 
The saints are blest above, 

Where joy, like morning dew, distils, 
And all the air is love. 

117. C. M. Montgomery. 

Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace. 

1 The glorious universe around, 

The heavens with all their train, 
Sun, moon, and stars, are firmly bound 
In one mysterious chain. 

2 God in creation thus displays 

His wisdom and his might, 
While all his works with all his ways 
Harmoniously unite. 

3 In one fraternal bond of love, 

One fellowship of mind, 
The saints below and saints above 
Their bliss and glory find. 

4 Lord, may our union form a part 

Of that thrice happy whole ; 
Derive its pulse from thee, the heart, 
Its life from thee, the soul. 

118. S. M. Beddome. 

Christian Unity. 

1 Let party names no more 

The Christian world o'erspread : 
Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, 
Are one in Christ, their Head. 

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2 Among the saints on earth 
Let mutual love be found ; 

Heirs of the same inheritance, 
With mutual blessings crowned. 

3 Let envy and ill-will 
Be banished far away; 

Those should in holy friendship dwell 
Who the same Lord obey. 

4 Thus will the church below 
Resemble that above, 

Where streams of pleasure always flow, 
And every heart is love. 

119. C. M. Wesley's Col. 

For mutual Edification. 

1 Help us to help each other, Lord, 

Each other's cross to bear ; 
Let each his friendly aid afford, 
And feel his brother's care. 

2 Help us to build each other up ; 

Our little stock improve ; 
Increase our faith, confirm our hope, 
And perfect us in love. 

3 Up into thee, our living Head, 

Let us in all things grow, 
Till thou hast made us free indeed, 
And spotless here below. 

4 Then, when the mighty work is wrought,, 

Receive thy ready bride ; 
Give us in heaven a happy lot 
With all the sanctified. 

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120. C. M. J. Newtot, 

Confidence in God. 

1 0, happy they who know the Lord, 

With whom he deigns to dwell ; 
He feeds and cheers them by his word ; 
His arm supports them well. 

2 His presence sweetens all our cares, 

And makes our burdens light ; 
A word from him dispels our fears, 
And gilds the gloom of night. 

3 Lord, we expect to suffer here, 

Nor would we dare repine ; 
But give us still to find thee near, 
And own us still for thine. 

4 Let us enjoy and highly prize 

The tokens of thy love, 
Till thou shalt bid our spirits rise 
To worship thee above. 

121. L. M. J. Roscoe. 

Entire Trust in God. 

1 How rich the blessings, O my God, 
Which teach this grateful heart to glow ! 
How kindly poured, and free bestowed, 
The rivers of thy mercy flow ! 

2 How calmly rolls the sea of life ! 
Secure in thine immortal trust, 

The soul has hushed her secret strife, 
Nor longer shudders at the dust. 

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3 Though sorrow's cloud awhile o'ercast 
The dawn of earthly hope and joy, 
She knows that it must soon be past, 
And will unveil eternity. 

4 Then virtue's humble toil and prayer 
Shall stand acknowledged at thy throne, 
Triumphant over earthly care ; 

And the blest record thou wilt own. 

122. L. M. Watts. 

Holiness and Grace. 

1 So let our lips and lives express 
The holy gospel we profess ; 

So let our works and virtues shine, 
To prove the doctrine all divine. 

2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad 
The honors of our Savior God, 
When the salvation reigns within, 
And grace subdues the power of sin. 

3 Our flesh and sense must be denied, 
Passion and envy, lust and pride; 
While justice, temperance, truth, and love 
Our inward piety approve. 

4 Religion bears our spirits up, 
"While we expect that blessed hope, 
The bright appearance of the Lord, 
And Faith stands leaning on his word. 

"I 9 Q 

-L O • L. M. Doddridge. 

Service of God. 

1 My gracious God, I own thy right 
To every service I can pay, 
And call it my supreme delight 
To hear thy dictates, and obey. 



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2 What is my being but for thee, 
Its sure support, its noblest end? 
Thy ever-smiling face to see, 

And serve the cause of such a Friend? 

3 Thy work my hoary age shall bless 
When youthful vigor is no more, 
And my last hour of life confess 
Thy love hath animating power. 

124. CM. COWPER. 

Religious Retirement. 

1 Far from the world, O Lord, I flee, 

From strife and tumult far ; 
From scenes where sin is waging still 
Its most successful war. 

2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, 

With prayer and praise agree, 
And seem by thy sweet bounty made 
For those who follow thee. 

3 There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, 

And grace her mean abode, 
O, with what peace, and joy, and love, 
She communes with her God! 

4 Author and Guardian of my life, 

Sweet Source of light divine, 
And, all harmonious names in one, 
My Father — thou art mine ! 

125. L. M. BULFINCH. 

The Voice of God in the Heart. 

1 Hath not thy heart within thee burned, 
At evening's calm and holy hour, 
As if its inmost depths discerned 
The presence of a loftier power ? 

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2 Hast thou not heard 'mid forest glades, 
While ancient rivers murmured by, 

A voice from forth th' eternal shades, 
That spake a present Deity ? 

3 And as, upon the sacred page, 
Thine eye in rapt attention turned 
O'er records of a holier age, 

Hath not thy heart within thee burned? 

4 It was the voice of God that spake 
In silence to thy silent heart, 

And bade each worthier thought awake, 
And every dream of earth depart. 

5 Voice of our God, O, yet be near ! 
In low, sweet accents whisper peace ; 
Direct us on our pathway here, 

Then bid in heaven our wanderings cease. 



C. M. Doddridge. 
He that hath the Son hath Life. 

1 O happy Christian, who can boast 

" The Son of God is mine ! " 
Happy, though humbled in the dust ; 
Rich in this gift divine. 

2 He lives the life of heaven below, 

And shall forever live ; 
Eternal streams from Christ shall flow. 
And endless vigor give. 

3 That life we ask with bended knee, 

Nor will the Lord deny ; 
Nor will celestial mercy see 
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4 That life obtained, for praise alone 
We wish continued breath, 
And, taught by blest experience, own 
That praise can live in death. 

JL fw ( . L. M. Spirit of the Psalms. 

Meekness and Loicliness of Heart. 

1 " O, learn of me,' 5 the Savior cried — 
" O, learn of me, ye sons of pride ; 
For I am lowly, humble, meek ; 

No haughty looks high thoughts bespeak 

2 Yes, blest Immanuel ! thou wast mild, 
Patient, and gentle, as a child ; 

And they who would thy kingdom see, 
Must meek and lowly be like thee. 



S. M. Anonymous. 
The Blessing of Meekness. 

1 " Blest are the meek ! 55 He said, 
Whose doctrine is divine ; 

The humble-minded earth possess, 
And bright in heaven will shine. 

2 The God of peace is theirs; 
They own his gracious sway ; 

And, yielding all their wills to him, 
His sovereign laws obey. 

3 No angry passions move, 
No envy fires the breast ; 

The prospect of eternal peace 
Bids every trouble rest. 

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4 O gracious Father, grant 
That we this influence feel, 
That all we hope, or wish, may be 
Subjected to thy will. 



129. L. M. 



Enfield, 



Humility, 



1 Wherefore should man, frail child of clay> 
Who, from the cradle to the shroud, 
Lives but the insect of a day — 

O, why should mortal man be proud? 

2 By doubt perplexed, in error lost, 
With trembling step he seeks his way : 
How vain of wisdom's gift the boast ! 
Of reason's lamp how faint the ray ! 

3 Follies and sins, a countless sum, 
Are crowded in life's little span : 
How ill, alas ! does pride become 
That erring, guilty creature, man ! 

4 God of my life, Father divine, 
Give me a meek and lowly mind : 
In modest worth, O, let me shine, 
And peace in humble virtue find. 



1 Happy is he that fears the Lord, 
And follows his commands; 
Who lends the poor without reward, 
Or gives with liberal hands. 




C. M. 



Watts, 



Liberality rewarded. 



IS 



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2 No evil tidings shall surprise 

His well-established mind ; 
His soul to God, his refuge, flies, 
And leaves his fears behind. 

3 His works of piety and love 

Remain before the Lord : 
Honor on earth, and joys above, 
Shall be his sure reward. 



131. 7s M. J. Taylor 

Hie acceptable Worship. 

1 Lord, what offerings shall we bring, 
At thine altars when we bow ? 
Hearts, the pure, unsullied spring 
Whence the kind affections flow; 
Soft compassion's feeling soul, 

By the melting eye expressed; 

Sympathy, at whose control 

Sorrow leaves the wounded breast ; — 

2 Willing hands to lead the blind, 
Heal the wounded, feed the poor; 
Love, embracing all our kind ; 
Charity, with liberal store : 
Teach us, O thou heavenly King, 
Thus to show our grateful mind, 
Thus th' accepted offering bring, — 
Love to thee and all mankind. 



132. 



C. M. Lutheran Col. 
Charity. 

Go to the pillow of disease, 
Where night gives no repose, 

And on the cheek where sickness preys, 
Bid health to plant the rose. 

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THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 

2 Go where the friendless stranger lies ; 

To perish is his doom : 
Snatch from the grave his closing eyes, 
And brino" his blessing heme. 

3 Thus what our heavenly Father gave 

Shall we as freely give ; 
Thus copy Him who lived to save, 
And died that we might live. 



166. C. M. Browse. 

" Freely giveP 

1 O, how can they look up to heaven, 

And ask for mercy there, 
Who never soothed the poor man's pang, 
Nor dried the orphan's tear! 

2 The dread Omnipotence of heaven 

We every hour provoke ; 
Yet still the mercy of our God 
Withholds th' avenging stroke. 

3 And Christ was still the healing Friend 

Of poverty and pain: 
And never did imploring wretch 
His garment touch in vain. 

4 May we with humble effort take 

Example from above, 
And thence the active lesson learn 
Of charity and love. 

5 But chiefly be the labor ours 

To shade the early plant ; 
To guard from ignorance and guilt 
The infancy cf want ; — 

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THE CHRISTIA-N LIFE. 



0 To graft the virtues, ere the bud • 
The canker-worm has gnawed, 
And teach the rescued child to lisp 
Its gratitude to God. 

134. L. M. Scott. 
Forms of Devotion vain without Virtue. 

1 Th' uplifted eye, and bended knee, 
Are but vain homage, Lord, to thee : 
In vain our lips thy praise prolong, 
The heart a stranger to the song. 

2 Can rites, and forms, and flaming zeal, 
The breaches of thy precepts heal? 

Or fasts and penance reconcile 
Thy justice, and obtain thy smile? 

3 The pure, the humble, contrite mind, 
Sincere, and to thy will resigned, 
To thee a nobler offering yields 
Than Sheba's groves or Sharon's fields. 

4 Love God and man : this great command 
Doth on eternal pillars stand : 

This did thine ancient prophets teach, 
And this thy Well-beloved preach. 



135. 



L. M. Drummond. 

Faith without Works is dead. 

As body when the soul has fled, 
As barren trees decayed and dead, 
Is faith, — a hopeless, lifeless thing, - 
If not of righteous deeds the spring. 

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2 One cup of healing oil and wine. 
One tear-drop shed on mercy's shrine, 
Is thrice more grateful, Lord, to thee, 
Than lifted eye or bended knee. 

3 In true and genuine faith we trace 
The source of every Christian grace ; 
Within the pious heart it plays, 

A living fount of joy and praise. 

4 Kind deeds of peace and love betray 
Where'er the stream has found its way; 
But where these spring not rich and fair, 
The stream has never wandered there. 



160. L. M. Watts. 
All Tilings vain without Love. 

1 Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, 
And nobler speech than angels use, 

If love be absent, I am found, 

Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. 

2 Were I inspired to preach and tell 
All that is done in heaven and hell, 
Or could my faith the world remove, 
Still I am nothing without love. 

3 Should I distribute all my store 
To feed the cravings of the poor, 
Or give my body to the flame 

To gain a martyr's glorious name, — ■ 

4 If love to God and love to men 
Be absent, all my hopes are vain : 
Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal, 
The works of love can e'er fulfil. 




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CONFESSION AND PENITENCE. 



1 God of mercy, God of grace, 
Hear our sad, repentant songs; 
O, restore thy suppliant race, 
Thou to whom all praise belongs. 

2 Deep regret for follies past, 
Talents wasted, time misspent; 
Hearts debased by worldly cares, 
Thankless for the blessings lent ; — 

3 Foolish fears and fond desires ; 
Vain regrets for things as vain; 
Lips too seldom taught to praise, 
Oft to murmur and complain; — 

4 These, and every secret fault, 
Filled with grief and shame, we own 
Humbled at thy feet we lie, 
Seeking pardon from thy throne. 




7s M. 



J. Taylor. 



Sins confessed and mourned. 



210 



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LOO. ■C. M, Breviary, 
True Repentance. 

1 O sinner, bring not tears alon^, 

Or outward form of prayer, 
But let it in thy heart be known 
That penitence is there. 

2 To smite the breast, the clothes to rend, 

God asketh not of thee : 
Thy secret soul he bids thee bend 
In true humility. 

3 O, let us, then, with heartfelt grief, 

Draw near unto our God, 
And pray to him to grant relief, 
And stay the lifted rod. 

4 O righteous Judge, if thou wilt deign 

To grant us what we need, 
We pray for time to turn again, 
And grace to turn indeed. 



139. 7s M. Merrick. 

Freedom from Error, Guilt, and Folly. 

1 Blest Instructor, from thy ways 
Who can tell how oft he strays? 
Save from error's growth our mind ; 
Leave not, Lord, one root behind. 

2 Purge us from the guilt that lies 
Wrapped within our heart's disguise ; 
Let us thence, by thee renewed, 
Each presumptuous sin exclude. 

211 



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3 Let our tongues, from error free, 
Speak the words approved by thee ; 
To thine all-observing eyes 

Let our thoughts accepted rise. 

4 While we thus thy name adore, 
And thy healing grace implore, 
Blest Instructor, bow thine ear ; 
God. our strength, propitious hear. 

140. C, M. Spirit of the Psalms, 

The Hope of Pardon. 

1 Great Goo, wert thou extreme to mark 

The deeds we do amiss, 
Before thy presence who could stand ? 

Who claim thy promised bliss ? 
But O, all-merciful and just, 

Thy love surpasseth thought: 
A gracious Savior has appeared, 

And peace and pardon brought. 

2 On us the Sun of Righteousness 

Its brightest beams hath poured ; 
With grateful hearts and holy zeal, 

Lord, be thy love adored : 
And let us look with joyful hope 

To that more glorious day, 
Before whose brightness, sin and death, 

And grief, shall flee away. 

141. L. M. Watts. 

A Penitent pleading for Pardon. 

1 Show pity, Lord : O Lord, forgive : 
Let a repenting rebel live : 
Are not thy mercies large and free ? 
May not a sinner trust in thee? 



CONFESSION AND 



PENITENCE. 



2 My crimes are great, but can't surpass 
The power and glory of thy grace : 
Great God, thy nature hath no bound. 
So let thy pardoning love be found. 

2 O, wash my soul from every sin, 

And make my guilty conscience clean; 
Here on my heart- the burden lies, 
And past offences pain mine eyes. 

4 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, 

Whose hope, still hovering round thy word, 
Would light on some sweet promise there, 
Some sure support against despair. 



L. M, Beddome. 
Inconstancy lamented. 

1 The wandering star and fleeting wind 
Are emblems of the fickle mind ; 
The morning cloud and early dew 
Bring our inconstancy to view. 

2 But cloud and wind, and dew and star, 
Only a faint resemblance bear ; 

Nor can there aught in nature be 
So changeable and frail as we. 

3 Our outward walk and inward frame 
Are scarcely through an hour the same ; 
We vow, and straight our vows forget, 
And then those very vows repeat. 

4 With contrite hearts, Lord, we confess 
Our folly and unsteadfastness. 

When shall these hearts more stable be, 
Fixed by thy grace alone on thee? 



CONFESSION AND PENITENCE, 



143. L. M. 6 1. Wesley's Col, 
Imploring Forgiveness and Renewal of Heart, 

1 Forgive us, for thy mercy's sake ; 
Our multitude of sins forgive ; 
And for thy own possession take, 
And bid us to thy glory live — 
Live in thy sight, and gladly prove 
Our faith by our obedient love. 

2 The covenant of forgiveness seal, 
And all thy mighty wonders show; 
Our hidden enemies expel, 

And conquering them, to conquer go,, 
Till all of pride and wrath be slain. 
And not one evil thought remain. 

3 O, put it in our inward parts, 
The living law of perfect love ; 
Write the new precept on our hearts : 
We shall not then from thee remove, 
Who in thy glorious image shine, — 
Thy people, and forever thine. 

144. L. M. Watts. 

Seeking Forgiveness. 

1 O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry,, 
Though all my crimes before thee lie, 
Behold them not with angry look, 

But blot their memory from thy book. 

2 Create my nature pure within, 
And form my soul averse to sin ; 
Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, 
Nor hide thy presence from my heart, 

214 • 



CONFESSION AND PENITENCE. 



3 I cannot live without thy light, 

Cast out and banished from thy sight : 
Thy holy joys, my God, restore, 
And guard me, that I fall no more. 

4 A broken heart, my God, my King, 
Is all the sacrifice I bring : 

The God of grace will ne'er despise 
A broken heart for sacrifice. 



C. M. Doddridge. 
Cleanse thou me from secret Faults. 

1 Searcher of hearts, before thy face 

I all my soul display ; 
And, conscious of its innate arts, 
Entreat thy strict survey. 

2 If, lurking in its inmost folds, 

I any sin conceal, 
O, let a ray of light divine 
The secret guile reveal. 

3 If tinctured with that odious gall, 

Unknowing, I remain, 
Let grace, like a pure silver stream, 
Wash out the hateful stain. 

4 To humble penitence and prayer 

Be gentle pity given; 
Speak ample pardon to my heart, 
And seal its claim to heaven. 



146. L. M. Christian Psalmist. 

Amidst Temptation. 

My gracious Lord, whose changeless love 
To me nor earth nor death can part, 
When shall my feet forget to rove ? 
Ah, what shall fix this faithless heart? 

215 



CONFESSION AND PENITENCE. 



2 Cold, weary, languid, heartless, dead,. 
To thy dread courts I oft repair; 
By conscience dragged, or custom led^ 
I come ; nor know that God is there. 

8 O God, thy sovereign aid impart, 
. And guard the gifts thyself hast given ; 
My portion thou, my treasure art, 
And life, and happiness, and heaven. 

4 Would aught with thee my wishes share^ 
Though dear as life the idol be, 
The idol from my breast Fll tear, 
Resolved to seek my all from thee. 



1 Return, my soul, unto thy rest, 

From vain pursuits and maddening cares ; 
From lonely woes that wring thy breast, 
The world's allurements, toils, and snares. 

2 Return unto thy rest, my soul, 

From all the wanderings of thy thought ; 
From sickness unto death made whole; 
Safe through a thousand perils brought. 

3 Then to thy rest, my soul, return, 
From passions every hour at strife ; 
Sin's works, and ways, and wages spurn; 
Lay hold upon eternal life. 

4 God is thy rest ; — with heart inclined 
To keep his word, that word believe : 
Christ is thy rest ; — with lowly mind. 
His light and easy yoke receive. 




L. M. 



Montgomery. 



The Soul returning to God. 



216 



CONFESSION AND PENITENCE. 

148. C. M. D ODDRIDGE. 

TJie Voice of divine Pardon. 

1 My Father, let me hear thy voice 

Pronounce the words of peace, 
And all my warmest powers shall join 
To celebrate the grace, 

2 With gentle smile call me thy child, 

And speak my sins forgiven ; 
The accents mild shall charm mine ear 
All like the harps of heaven. 

3 Cheerful, where'er thy hand shall lead, 

The darkest path I'll tread ; 
Cheerful I'll quit these mortal shores, 
And mingle with the dead. 

4 When dreadful guilt is done away, 

No other fears we know; 
That hand which scatters pardons down 
Shall crowns of life bestow. 

149. S. M. Watts. 

Forgiveness of Sin upon Confession. 

1 O, blessed souls are they 
Whose sins are covered o'er ! 

Divinely blest, to whom the Lord 
Imputes their guilt no more ! 

2 They mourn their follies past, 
And keep their hearts with care; 

Their lips and lives, without deceit, 
Shall prove their faith sincere. 

3 While I concealed my guilt, 
I felt the festering wound ; 

Till I confessed my sins to thee, 
And ready pardon found. 
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4 Let sinners learn to pray ; 

Let saints keep near the throne : 
Our help, in times of deep distress, 
Is found in God alone. 



150. L. M. Doddridge. 

Wanderers recovered. 

Lord, we have wandered from thy way ; 
Like foolish sheep have gone astray ; 
Our pleasant pastures we have left, 
And of their Guard our souls bereft. 

Exposed to want, exposed to harm, 
Far from our gentle Shepherd's arm : 
Nor will these fatal wanderings cease 
Till thou reveal the paths of peace. 

O, seek thy thoughtless servants, Lord, 
Nor let us quite forget thy word ; 
Our erring feet do thou restore, 
And keep us, that we stray no more. 



151. C. M. C. Wesley. 

Vain Repentances. 

1 Times without number have I prayed, 

" This only once forgive ! " 
Relapsing when thy hand was stayed, 
And suffered me to live. 

2 Yet now the kingdom of thy peace. 

Lord, to my heart restore ; 
Forgive my vain repentances, 
And bid me sin no more. 

218 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



10(4* CM. Montgomery. 
Preparation of the Heart. 

1 Lord, teach us how to pray aright, 

With reverence and with fear : 
Though dust and , ashes in thy sight, 
We may, we must, draw near. 

2 Burdened with guilt, convinced of sin, 

In weakness, want, and woe, 
Fightings without, and fears within, 
Lord, whither shall we go ? 

3 God of all grace, we come to thee, 

With broken, contrite hearts ; 
Give what thine eye delights to see, — 
Truth in the inward parts ; — 

4 Give deep humility ; the sense 

Of godly sorrow give ; 
A strong, desiring confidence. 
To hear thy voice and live ; — 

5 Patience to watch, and wait, and weep, 

Though mercy long delay ; 
Courage, oar fainting souls to keep, 
And trust thee, though thou slay. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



6 Give these — and then, thy will be done 
Thus strengthened with all might. 
We, by thy Spirit and thy Son, 
Shall pray, and pray aright. 



±0O* 7s M. Methodist Col, 
/ will thai Men pray every where. 

1 They who seek the throne of grace 
Find that throne in every place ; 

If we love a life of prayer, 
God is present every where, 

2 In our sickness, in our health, 
In our want, or in our wealthy 
If we look to God in prayer, 
God is present every where. 

3 When our earthly comforts fail., 
When the woes of life prevail, 
'Tis the time for earnest prayer; 
God is present every where, 

4 Then, my soul, in every strait, 
To thy Father come, and wait ; 
He will answer every prayer ; 
God is present every where. 



154. 



C. M. Montgomery, 



1 Father of all our mercies, thou 
In whom we move and live, 
Hear us in heaven, thy dwelling, now* 
And answer, and forgive. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



2 When, harassed by ten thousand foes, 

Our helplessness we feel, 
O, give the weary soul repose, 
The wounded spirit heal. 

3 When dire temptations gather round, 

And threaten or allure, 
By storm or calm, in thee be found 
A refuge strong and sure. 

4 When age advances, may we grow 

In faith, and hope, and love, 
And walk in holiness below 
To holiness above. 

5 When earthly joys and cares depart, 

Desire and envy cease, 
Be thou the portion of our heart ; 
In thee may we have peace. 

IK K 
00. C. M. H. Ware, Jr. 

Invoking God's Aid. 

1 Father in heaven, to thee my heart 

Would lift itself in prayer ; 
Drive from my soul each earthly thought, 
And show thy presence there. 

2 Each moment of my life renews 

The mercies of my Lord ; 
Each moment is itself a gift 
To bear me on to God. 

3 O, help me break the galling chains 

This world has round me thrown ; 
Each passion of my heart subdue, 
Each darling sin disown, 

19* £21 



BEY OCT AFFECTIONS. 



4 O Father, kindle in my breast 
A never-dying flame 
Of holy love, of grateful trust 
In thine almighty name. 



100. C. M. H. M. Williams, 

Habitual Devotion. 

1 While thee I seek, protecting Power, 

Be my vain wishes stilled ; 
And may this consecrated hour 
With better hopes be filled. 

2 Thy love the powers of thought bestowed ; 

To thee my thoughts would soar ; 
Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed — 
That mercy I adore ! 

3 In each event of life, how clear 

Thy ruling hand I see ! 
Each blessing to my soul more dear, 
Because conferred by thee. 

4 In every joy that crow T ns my days, 

In every pain I bear, 
My heart shall find delight in praise, 
Or seek relief in prayer. 

5 When gladness wings my favored hour, 

Thy love my thoughts shall fill : 
Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, 
My soul shall meet thy will. 

6 My lifted eye, without a tear, 

The gathering storm shall see ; 
My steadfast heart shall know no fear ; — 
That heart shall rest on thee! 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS, 



10/. S. Mo Episcopal Col, 
The Soul seeking Rest. 

1 O, cease, my wandering soul, 
On restless wing to roam ; 

All this wide world, to either pole> 
Has not for thee a home. 

2 Behold the ark of God ; 
Behold the open door ; 

O, haste to gain that dear abode, 
And rove, my soul, no more. 

3 There, safe thou shalt abide ; 
There, sweet shall be thy rest, 

And every longing satisfied, 
With full salvation blest. 



158. L. M. 6 1. Bowring, 

Help thou my Unbelief, 

1 If, listening, as I listen still, 

O God, to thine instructive word, 

In spite of all my spirit's will, 

Some whispering voice of doubt is heard, — 

That voice spontaneous from the soul, 

Which nought can check and nought control ; — 

2 If, when most earnestly I pray 

For light, for aid, for strength, from thee, 
Some struggling thoughts will force their way, 
And break my soul's serenity ; — 
If reason, thy best gift, will hold 
The sceptre only half controlled ; — 
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DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 

3 Help, and forgive ! Heaven's alphabet 
Hath many a word of mystery ; 
I read not all thy record yet, 
Though perseveringly I try ; 
But teach me, Lord, and none shall be 
More prompt, more pleased, to learn of thee. 

159. 7S M. FURNESS. 
The Soul. 

1 What is this that stirs within, 
Loving goodness, hating sin, 
Always craving to be blest, 
Finding here below no rest? 

2 Nought that charms the ear or eye 
Can its hunger satisfy; 

Active, restless, it would pierce 
Through the outward universe. 

3 What is it? and whither, whence? 
This unsleeping, secret sense, 
Longing for its rest and food 

In some hidden, untried good ? 

4 ; Tis the soul ! mysterious name ! 
Him it seeks from whom it came ; 
It would, mighty God, like thee, 
Holy, holy, holy be. 

160. C. M. T.Moore. 

Heaven desired. 

1 The dove let loose in eastern skies, 
Returning fondly home, 
Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies 
Where idle warblers roam ; — 

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2 But high she shoots through air and light, 

Above all low delay, 
Where nothing earthly bounds her flight, 
Nor shadow dims her way. 

3 So grant me, Lord, from every snare 

Of sinful passion free, 
Aloft, through faith's serener air, 
To urge my course to thee ; — 

4 No sin to cloud, no lure to stay 

My soul, as home she springs, 
Thy sunshine on her joyful way, 
Thy freedom on her wings. 



1 I want the spirit of power within, 
Of love, and of a healthful mind — 
Of power to conquer every sin ; 

Of love to God and all mankind ; 
Of health, that pain and death defies, 
Most vigorous when the body dies. 

2 O that the Comforter would come ! 
Nor visit as a transient guest, 

But fix in me his constant home, 
And keep possession of my breast, 
And make my soul his loved abode, 
The temple of indwelling God ! 




C. Wesley. 



2. 7s M. Wesleyan. 



God a Refuge. 



1 Father, Refuge of my soul, 
Let me to thy bosom fly, 
While the nearer waters roll, 
While the tempest still is high, 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



Hide me, O my Father, hide, 
Till the storm of life is past ; 
Safe into the haven guide ; 
O, receive my soul at last. 

2 Other refuge have I none ; 
Helpless hangs my soul on thee ; 
Leave, O, leave me not alone ; 
Still support and comfort me. 
All my trust on thee is stayed, 
All my help from thee I bring ; 
Cover my defenceless head 
With the shadow of thy wing. 

3 Thou, O God, art all I want; 
Boundless love, through Christ, I find 
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, 
Heal the sick, and lead the blind. 
Thou of life the fountain art ; 
Freely let me take of thee ; 

Reign, O Lord, within my heart ; 
Reign to all eternity. 

163. L. M. Sir Walter Scott. 

Imploring the constant Presence of God. 

1 When Israel, of the Lord beloved, 
Out from the land of bondage came, 
Her father's God before her moved, 
An awful Guide in smoke and flame. 

2 By day, along th' astonished lands 
The cloudy pillar glided slow ; 

By night, Arabia's crimsoned sands 
Returned the fiery column's glow. 

3 Thus present still, though now unseen, 
When brightly shines the prosperous day, 
Be thoughts of Thee a cloudy screen, 
To temper the deceitful ray ! 

226 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



4 And O, when gathers on our path. 
In shade and storm, the frequent nighty 
Be thou, long suffering, slow to wrath, 
A burning and a shining light ! 

164. L. M. Bro 

For the Guidance of the Holy Spirit. 

1 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
With light and comfort from above ; 

Be thou our Guardian, thou our Guide ; 
O'er every thought and step preside. 

2 The light of truth to us display, 

And make us know and choose thy way ; 
Plant holy fear in every heart, 
That we from God may not depart, 

3 Lead us to holiness, the road 

That we must take to dwell with God ; 
Lead us to Christ, the living way, 
Nor let us from his precepts stray. 

4 Lead us to God, our final rest, 
In his enjoyment to be blest ; 

Lead us to heaven, the seat of bliss, 
Where pleasure in perfection is. 

16 0. 10s M. Dr. Johnson. 
Imploring Divine Light. 

1 O Thou whose power o'er moving worlds presides ; 
Whose voice created, and whose wisdom guides ! 
On darkling man in pure effu^rence shine, 
And cheer the clouded mindjjrth light divine ! 

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DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



2 'Tis thine alone to calm the pious breast 
With silent confidence and holy rest : 
From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend, 
Path, motive, guide, original, and end. 



1 Thou hidden love of God, whose height, 
Whose depth, unfathomed, no man knows ! 
I see from far thy beauteous light ; 

Inly I sigh for thy repose. 

My heart is pained ; nor can it be 

At rest, till it find rest in thee. 

2 Thy secret voice invites me still 
The sweetness of thy yoke to prove ; 
And fain I would ; but though my will 
Seem fixed, yet wide my passions rove ; 
Yet hinderances strew all the way ; 

I aim at thee, yet from thee stray. 

3 Tis mercy ail, that thou hast brought 
My mind to seek her peace in thee : 
Yet, while I seek, but find thee not, 
No peace my wandering soul shall see. 
O, when shall all my wanderings end, 
And all my steps to thee-ward tend ? 

4 Is there a thing beneath the sun, 

That strives with thee my heart to share ? 
Ah ! tear it thence, and reign alone, 
The Lord of every motion there ! 
Then shall mAheart from earth be free, 
When it hatfljpound repose in thee. 




L. M. 6 1. 



Moravian. 



Seeking after God. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



187. 



S. M. 



FURNESS 



11 My Soul ihirsteth for God." 

1 Here in a world of doubt, 
A sorrowful abode, 

O, how my heart and flesh cry out 
For thee, the living God ! 

2 I know thy joys, O Earth, 
The sweetness of thy cup ; 

Oft have I mingled in thy mirth, 
And trusted in thy hope. 

3 But ah, how woes and fears 
Those hollow joys succeed ! 

That cup of mirth is mixed with tears ; 
That hope is but a reed. 

4 What have I then below, 
Or what but thee on high ? 

Thee, thee, O Father, would I know, 
And in thee live and die ! 



1 O Lord, thy heavenly grace impart, 
And fix my frail, inconstant heart : 
Henceforth my chief desire shall be 
To dedicate myself to thee. 

2 Whatever pursuits my time employ, 
One thought shall fill my soul with joy : 
That silent, secret thought shall be, 
That all my hopes are fixed on thee. 



168. 



L. M. 



J. F. Oberlin. 



Clinging to God. 



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DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



3 Thy glorious eye pervadeth space ; 
Thy presence, Lord, fills every place ; 
And wheresoe'er my lot may be, 
Still shall my spirit cleave to thee. 

4 Renouncing every earthly thing, 
And safe beneath thy spreading wing, 
My sweetest thought henceforth shall be, 
That all I want I find in thee. 

169. S. M. Watts. 

Seeking God. 

1 My God, permit my tongue 
This joy, to call thee mine ; 

And let my early cries prevail 
To taste thy love divine. 

2 For life, without thy love, 
No relish can afford ; 

No joy can be compared to this, 
To serve and please the Lord. 

3 Since thou hast been my help, 
To thee my spirit flies, 

And on thy watchful providence 
My cheerful hope relies. 

4 The shadow of thy wings 
My soul in safety keeps : 

I follow where my Father leads, 
And he supports my steps. 

170. L. M. 6 1. Moravian. 

Living to God. 

1 O, draw me, Father, after thee ; 
So shall I run and never tire : 
With gracious words still comfort me ; 
Be thou my hope, my sole desire : 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 

Free me from every weight ; nor fear 
Xor sin can come, if thou art here. 

2 From all eternity, with love 
Unchangeable thou hast me viewed ; 
Ere knew this beating heart to move, 
Thy tender mercies me pursued: 
Ever with me may they abide, 

And close me in on every side. 

3 In suffering; be thy love my peace; 
In weakness be thy love my power ; 
And when the storms of life shall cease, 
My God, in that important hour, 

In death as life be thou my Guide, 

And bear me through death's whelming tide. 

171. L. M. Moravian, 

For Gruardiamhip and Guidance. 

1 O Thou, to whose all-searching sight 
The darkness shineth as the light, 
Search, prove my heart : it pants for thee : 
O, burst these bonds, and set it free ! 

2 If in this darksome wild I stray, 
Be thou my light, be thou my way ; 
Xo foes, no violence I fear, 

No fraud, while thou, my God, art near. 

3 When rising hoods my soul overflow, 
When sinks my heart in waves of woe, 
O God, thy timely aid impart, 

And raise my head, and cheer my heart. 

4 If rough and thorny be the way. 
My strength proportion to my day; 

Till toil, and grief, and pain shall cease, 
Where all is calm, and joy, and peace. 

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172. 



C. M. Doddridge, 



Joy in the Presence of God. 

1 Shine on our souls, eternal God, 

With rays of beauty shine ; 
O, let thy favor crown our days, 
And all their round be thine. 

2 Did we not raise our hands to thee, 

Our hands might toil in vain ; 
Small joy success itself could give, 
If thou thy love restrain. 

3 With thee let every week begin, 

With thee each day be spent, 
For thee each fleeting hour improved, 
Since each by thee is lent. 

4 Thus cheer us through this desert road, 

Till all our labors cease, 
And Heaven refresh our weary souls 
With everlasting peace. 




L. M. Beddome. 



Teachings of the Spirit. 

1 Come, blessed Spirit, Source of light, 
Whose power and grace are un confined, 
Dispel the gloomy shades of night, 
The thicker darkness of the mind. 

2 To mine illumined eyes display 
The glorious truth thy word reveals ; 
Cause me to run the heavenly way ; 
The book unfold, unloose the seals. 



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3 Thine inward teachings make me know, 
The mysteries of redeeming love, 

The emptiness of things below, 
The excellence of things above. 

4 While through this dubious maze I stray, 
Spread, like the sun, thy beams abroad, 
To show the dangers of the way, 

And guide my feeble steps to God. 

174. 6S M. FURNESS. 
The Want within. 

1 I feel within a want 

Forever burning there ; 
What I so thirst for, grant, 

0 Thou who hearest prayer. 

2 This is the thing I crave — 

A likeness to thy Son; 
This would I rather have 

Than call the world my own. 

3 Like him, now in my youth, 

1 long, O God, to be, 
In tenderness and truth, 

In sweet humility. 

4 J Tis my most fervent prayer ; 

Be it more fervent still ; 
Be it my highest care ; 
Be it my settled will. 

175. C. M, Watts, 

Breathing after Holiness. 

1 O that the Lord would guide my ways 
To keep his statutes still ! 
O that my God would grant me grace 
To know and do his will ! 

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*2 O, send thy Spirit down to write 
Thy law upon my heart ! 
Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, 
Nor act the liar's part. 

3 From vanity turn off mine eyes ; 

Let no corrupt design, 
Nor covetous desires, arise 
Within this soul of mine. 

4 Order my footsteps by thy word, 

And make my heart sincere : 
Let sin have no dominion, Lord, 
But keep my conscience clear. 

5 Make me to walk in thy commands ; 

'Tis a delightful road; 
Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, 
Offend against my God. 

176. S. M. Patrick. 

Holy Desires. 

1 God, who is just and kind, 
Will those who err instruct, 

And to the paths of righteousness 
Their wandering steps conduct. 

2 The humble soul he guides, 
Teaches the meek his way; 

Kindness and truth he shows to all 
Who his just laws obey. 

3 Give me the tender heart 
That mixes fear with love, 

And lead me through whatever path 
Thy wisdom shall approve. 

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4 O, ever keep my soul 

From error, shame, and guilt ; 
Nor suffer the fair hope to fail, 
Which on thy truth is built. 



177. L. M. 



Doddridge. 



Subjection to the Father of our Spirits, 

1 Eternal Source of life and thought, 
Be all beneath thyself forgot : 

Whilst thee, great Parent-mind, we own, 
In prostrate homage round thy throne. 

2 Whilst in themselves our souls survey 
Of thee some faint reflected ray, 
They wondering to their Father rise ; 

His power how vast ! his thoughts how wise ! 

3 O, may we live before thy face, 
The willing subjects of thy grace ; 
And through each path of duty move 
With filial awe and filial love. 



1 Eternal Source of life and light, 

Supremely good and wise, 
To thee we bring our grateful vows, 
To thee lift up our eyes. 

2 Our dark and erring minds illume 

With truth's celestial rays; 
Inspire our hearts with sacred love, 
And tune our lips to praise. 

235 




C. M. 



Cappe's Selection. 



Prayer for divine direction. 



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3 Safely conduct us. by thy grace, 
Through life's perplexing road; 
And place us. when that journey's o'er, 
At thy right hand. O God, 

179. C. M. Smart. 

Prayer for Prudence and Wisdom. 

1 Father of light, conduct my feet 

Through life's dark, dangerous road; 
Let each advancing step still bring 
Me nearer to my God. 

2 Let heaven-eyed prudence be my guide, 

And when I go astray, 
Recall my feet from folly's path 
To wisdom's better way. 

3 That heavenly wisdom from above 

Abundantly impart : 
And let it guard, and guide, and warm, 
And penetrate my heart, — 

4 Till it shall lead me to thyself, 

Fountain of bliss and love, 
And all my darkness be dispersed 
In endless light above. 

180. S. ML Christian Psalmist. 
Doing all to the Glory of God. 

1 Teach me, my God and King, 
In all things thee to see ; 
And what I do in any thing, 
To do it as for thee ! — 



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2 To scorn the senses' sway, 
While still to thee I tend ; 

In all I do be thou the way, — 
In all be thou the end. 

3 All may of thee partake : 
Nothing so small can be, 

But draws, when acted for thy sake, 
Greatness and worth from thee. 

4 If done beneath thy laws, 
E'en servile labors shine ; 

Hallowed is toil, if this the cause, 
The meanest work divine. 



101. L. M. MrS. OOTTERILL. 

Living to the Glory of God. 

1 O Thou who hast, at thy command, 
The hearts of all men in thy hand, 
Our w T ayward, erring hearts incline 
To have no other will but thine. 

2 Oar wishes, our desires, control ; 
Mould every purpose of the soul ; 
O'er all may we victorious be 

That stands between ourselves and thee ; 

3 Thrice blest will all our blessings be, 
When we can look through them to thee : 
When each glad heart its tribute pays 

Of love, and gratitude, and praise. 

4 And while we to thy glory live, 
May we to thee all glory give, 
Until the final summons come, 
That calls thy willing servants home. 

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182. 



7s M. 



FlJRNESS. 



Jesus our Leader. 



1 Feeble, helpless, how shall I 
Learn to live and learn to die? 
Who, O God, my guide shall be ? 
Who shall lead thy child to thee? 

2 Blessed Father, gracious One, 
Thou hast sent thy holy Son : 
He will give the light I need ; 
He my trembling steps will lead. 

3 Through this world, uncertain, dim, 
Let me ever lean on him, 

From his precepts wisdom draw, 
Make his life my solemn law. 

4 Thus in deed, and thought, and word, 
Led by Jesus Christ the Lord, 

In my weakness, thus shall I 
Learn to live and learn to die ; — 

5 Learn to live in peace and love, 
Like the perfect ones above; 
Learn to die without a fear, 
Feeling thee, my Father, near. 



1 Beset with snares on every hand, 
In life's uncertain path I stand : 
Father divine, diffuse thy light, 
To guide my doubtful footsteps right. 




L. M. 



Doddridge. 



Choosing the better Part. 



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2 Engage this roving, treacherous heart 
Wisely to choose the " better part ; M 
To scorn the trifles of a day, 

For joys that none can take away. 

3 Then let the wildest storms arise ; 
Let tempests mingle earth and skies ; 
No fatal shipwreck shall I fear, 

But all my treasures with me bear. 

4 If thou, my Father, still be nigh, 
Cheerful I live, and joyful die ; 
Secure, when mortal comforts flee, 
To find ten thousand worlds in thee. 



104. L. M. Christian Psalmist. 
For the continual Help of God. 

1 Be with me, Lord, where'er I go; 
Teach me what thou wouldst have me do 
Suggest whate 5 er I think or say ; 

Direct me in thy narrow way. 

2 Prevent me, lest I harbor pride, 
Lest I in mine own strength confide ; 
Show me my weakness ; let me see 

I have my power, my all, from thee. 

3 Enrich me alway with thy love ; 
My kind protection ever prove ; 
Thy signet put upon my breast, 
And let thy Spirit on me rest. 

4 Assist and teach me how to pray ; 
Incline my nature to obey ; 

What thou abhorr'st, that let me flee, 
And only love what pleases thee. 



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185. L. M. Henry Moore, 

For Steadiness of Principle. 

1 Amidst a world of hopes and fears, 
A wild of cares, and toils, and tears, 
Where foes alarm and dangers threat, 
And pleasures kill, and glories cheat, — 

2 Shed down, O Lord, a heavenly ray 
To guide me in the doubtful way ; 
And o'er me hold thy shield of power, 
To guard me in the dangerous hour. 

3 Teach me the flattering paths to shun, 
In which the thoughtless many run, 
Who for a shade the substance miss, 
And grasp their ruin in their bliss. 

4 May never pleasure, wealth, or pride, 
Allure my wandering soul aside ; 
But through this maze of mortal ill, 
Safe lead me to thy heavenly hill. 

186. S. M. Wesley's Col. 

For Christian Principles. 

1 My God, my strength, my hope, 
On thee I cast my care, 

With humble confidence look up, 
And know thou hear'st my prayer. 
Give me on thee to wait, 
Till I can all things do — 

On thee, almighty to create, 
Almighty to renew. 

2 I want a sober mind, 
A self-renouncing will, 

That tramples down and casts behind 
The baits of pleasing ill; 

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A soul inured to pain, 
To hardship, grief, and loss, 
Bold to take up, firm to sustain, 
The consecrated cross. 

3 I want a godly fear, 

A quick-discerning eye, 
That looks to thee when sin is near 7 

And sees the tempter fly ; 

A spirit still prepared, 

And armed with jealous care, 
Forever standing on its guard, 

And watching unto prayer. 

187. C. P. M. Wesley's Col, 

For true Wisdom. 

1 Be it my only wisdom here 

To serve the Lord with filial fear, 

With loving gratitude : 
Superior sense may I display, 
Bv shunning every evil way, 

And walking in the good. 

2 O, may I still from sin depart ! 
A wise and understanding heart, 

Father, to me be given ! 
And let me through thy Spirit know 
To glorify my God below, 

And find my way to heaven. 

188. C. M. Merrick. 

Acquiescence in the divine Will. 

1 Author of good, we rest on thee : 
Thine ever-watchful eye 
Alone our real wants can see, 
Thy hand alone supply. 
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2 In thine all-gracious providence 

Our cheerful hopes confide ; 
O, let thy power be our defence, 
Thy love our footsteps guide. 

3 And since, by passion's force subdued, 

Too oft, with stubborn will, 
We blindly shun the latent good, 
And grasp the specious ill, — 

4 Not what we wish, but what we want, 

Let mercy still supply : 
The good unasked, O Father, grant; 
The ill, though asked, deny. 



1 Be still, my heart ! these anxious cares 
To thee are burdens, thorns, and snares ; 
They cast dishonor on thy Lord, 

And contradict his gracious word. 

2 Brought safely by his hand thus far, 
Why wilt thou now give place to fear ? 
How canst thou want if he provide, 
Or lose thy way with such a Guide ? 

3 He who has helped me hitherto 
Will help me all my journey through, 
And give me daily cause to raise 
New trophies to his endless praise. 

4 Though rough and thorny be the road, 
It leads thee home apace to God ; 
Then count thy present trial small, 
For heaven will make amends for all. 




L. M. 



J. Newton. 



Contentment and Trust in God. 



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190. C. M. T. Moore. 

Divine Consolations. 

1 O Thou who dry'st the mourner's tear, 

How dark this world would be, 
If, when deceived and wounded here, 
We could not fly to thee ! 

2 But thou wilt heal that broken heart, 

Which, like the plants that throw 
Their fragrance from the wounded part, 
. Breathes sweetness out of woe. 

3 When joy no longer soothes or cheers, 
• And e'en the hope that threw 

A moment's sparkle o'er our tears 
Is dimmed and vanished too, — 

4 O, who would bear life's stormy doom, 

Did not thy wing of love 
Come, brightly wafting through the gloom 
Our peace-branch from above? 

5 Then sorrow, touched by thee, grows bright 

With more than rapture's ray ; 
The darkness shows us worlds of light 
We never saw by day. 



191. L. M. Norton. 

Trust and Submission. 

1 My God, I thank thee ! may no thought 
E'er deem thy chastisements severe; 
But may this heart, by sorrow taught, 
Calm each wild wish, each idle fear, 



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2 Thy mercy bids all nature bloom ; 

The sun shines bright, and man is gay; 
Thine equal mercy spreads the gloom 
That darkens o'er his little day. 

3 Full many a throb of grief and pain 
Thy frail and erring child must know; 
But not one prayer is breathed in vain, 
Nor does one tear unheeded flow. 

4 Thy various messengers employ; 
Thy purposes of love fulfil ; 

And, 'mid the wreck of human joy, 
Let kneeling faith adore thy will. 



±U(4. L. M. Sir J. E. Smith. 

" It is J; be not afraid." 

1 When Power divine, in mortal form, 
Hushed with a word the raging storm, 
In soothing accents Jesus said, 

" Lo, it is I ; be not afraid." 

2 So when in silence nature sleeps, 

And his lone watch the mourner keeps, 
One thought shall every pang remove, — 
Trust, feeble man, thy Maker's love. 

3 Blest be the voice that breathes from heaven 
To every heart in sunder riven, 

When love, and joy, and hope, are fled, — 
" Lo, it is I; be not afraid." 

4 God calms the tumult and the storm ; 
He rules the seraph and the worm; 
No creature is by him forgot, 

Of those who know, or know him not. 



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5 And when the last dread hour shall come, 
While shuddering Nature waits her doom, 
This voice shall call the pious dead, — 
" Lo, it is I ; be not afraid.'' 



1 When darkness long has veiled my mind. 
And smiling day once more appears, 
Then, my Creator, then I find 

The folly of my doubts and fears. 

2 Straight I upbraid my wandering heart, 
And blush that I should ever be 
Thus prone to act so base a part, 

Or harbor one hard thought of thee. 

3 O, let me then at length be taught — 
What I am still so slow to learn — 
That God is love, and changes not, 
Nor knows the shadow of a turn. 

4 Sweet truth, and easy to repeat ! 
But when my faith is sharply tried, 
I find myself a learner yet, 
Unskilful, weak, and apt to slide. 

5 But, O my God, one look from thee 
Subdues the disobedient will; 
Drives doubt and discontent away, 
And thy rebellious child is still. 



, 1 When I can trust my all with God, 
In trial's fearful hour, 
Bow, all resigned, beneath his rod, 
And bless his sparing power, 




L. M. c 

Peace after a Storm, 



COWPER, 



194. C. H. M. Bonder. 



Blessedness of Submission in Trials. 



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A joy springs up amid distress, 
A fountain in the wilderness. 

2 O, to be brought to Jesus' feet, 

Though trials fix me there,. 
Is still a privilege most sweet, 

For he will hear my prayer ; 
Though sighs and tears its language be 
The Lord is nigh to answer me. 

3 O, blessed be the hand that gave, — 

Still blessed when it takes ; 
Blessed be He who smites to save, — 

Who heals the heart he breaks : 
Perfect and true are all his ways, 
Whom heaven adores and death obeys. 

19 0. L. M. 6 1. H. Ware, Jr. 

[Written in Sickness, March, 1836.] 
Prayer for Peace in God. 

1 Father, thy gentle chastisement 
Falls kindly on my burdened soul ; 
I see its merciful intent, 

To warn me back to thy control, 
And pray, that while I kiss the rod, 
I may find perfect peace with God. 

2 The errors of my heart I know ; 
I feel my deep infirmities ; 

For often virtuous feelings glow, 
And holy purposes arise, 
But like the morning clouds decay, 
As empty, though as fair, as they. 

3 Forgive the weakness I deplore, 
And let thy peace abound in me, 
That I may trust myself no more, 
But wholly cast myself on thee. 

O, let my Father's strength be mine, 
And my devoted life be thine. 

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196. 




Rippon's Col 



1 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings 
Thy better portion trace ; 

Rise from transitory things, 

Towards heaven, thy native place. 

Sun, and moon, and stars decay ; 

Time shall soon this earth remove ; 

Rise, my soul, and haste away 
To seats prepared above. 

"2 Rivers to the ocean run, 

Nor stay in all their course ; 

Fire, ascending, seeks the sun ; 
Both speed them to their source. 

So a soul that's born of God 

Pants to view his glorious face; 

Upward tends to his abode, 
To rest in his embrace. 



1 Come, we that love the Lord, 

And let our joys be known ; 
Join in a song with sweet accord, 
And thus surround the throne, 

12 The sorrows of the mind 
Be banished from the place : 
Religion never was designed 
To make our pleasures less. 

3 The men of grace have found 
Glory begun below; 
Celestial fruits, on earthly ground, 
From faith and hope may grow. 




Watts, 



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4 Then let our songs abound, 
And every tear be dry : 
We're marching through Immanuel's ground, 
To fairer worlds on high. 



198. 



C. M 



Wesley's Col, 



The Saint's Rest. 



1 Lord, I believe a rest remains. 

To all thy people known — 
A rest where pure enjoyment reigns, 
And thou art loved alone ; — 

2 A rest, where all our soul's desire 

Is fixed on things above : 
Where fear, and sin, and grief expire, 
Cast out by perfect love. 

3 O that I now the rest might know, 

Believe, and enter in! 
Now, Father, now the power bestow ; 
And let me cease from sin ! 

4 Remove all hardness from my heart ; 

All unbelief remove ; 
To me the rest of faith impart, 



1 How blest is he whose tranquil mind, 
When life declines, recalls again 
The years that time has cast behind, 
And reaps delight from toil and pain ! 



The Sabbath of thy love. 




L. M. 



Anonymous, 



Memory of the Past. 



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2 So, when the transient storm is past, 
The sudden gloom and driving shower, 
The sweetest sunshine is the last ; 
The loveliest is the evening hour. 



lis M« Cunningham. 
11 Are they not all ministering Spirits ? " 

1 How cheering the thought, that the spirits in bliss 
Will bow their bright wings to a world such as this, 
Will leave the sweet joys of the mansions above, 
To breathe o'er our bosoms some message of love! 

2 They come, — on the wings of the morning they 

come, — 

Impatient to lead some poor wanderer home, 
Some pilgrim to snatch from this stormy abode, 
And lay him to rest in the arms of his God. 

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-wvJl* L. M. Doddridge. 

The Wisdom of redeeming Time. 

1 God of eternity, from thee 

Did infant Time his being draw : 
Moments and days, and months and years, 
Revolve by thine unvaried law. 

2 Silent and swift they glide away : 
Steady and strong the current flows, 
Lost in eternity's wide sea, 

The boundless gulf from which it rose. 

3 With it the thoughtless sons of men 
Before the rapid stream are borne 
On to their everlasting home, 
Whence not one soul can e'er return. 

4 Yet while the shore on either side 
Presents a gaudy, flattering show, 
We gaze, in fond amusement lost, 
Nor think to what a world we go. 

5 Great Source of wisdom, teach our hearts 
To know the price of every hour, 

That time may bear us on to joys 
Beyond its measure and its power. 



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L. M. Doddridge. 

" One Thing is needful." 

1 Why should we lavish out our years 
Amidst a thousand trifling cares, 
While, in this various range of thought, 
The one thing needful is forgot ? 

2 Why should we chase the fleeting wind 
And famish an immortal mind, 

While angels look with sorrow down 
To see' us spurn the heavenly crown ? 

3 The Eternal God calls from above, 
The Savior pleads his dying love, 
Awakened conscience gives us pain ; — 
And shall these pleas unite in vain ? 

4 Not so the dying eye shall view 
The pleasures which we now pursue ; 
Not so eternity appear 

When the decisive hour is near. 

5 Almighty Power, thine aid impart 
To fix conviction on the heart : 
Thy power unveils the blindest eyes, 
And makes the haughtiest scorner wise. 



203. S. M. Doddridge. 

Uncertainty of Life. 

1 To-morrow, Lord, is thine, 
Lodged in thy sovereign hand; 
And, if its sun arise and shine, 
It shines by thy command. 

2 The present moment flies, 
And bears our life away ; 
O, make thy servants truly wise, 
That they may live to-day. 

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3 One thing demands our care; 
O, be it still pursued, 

Lest, slighted once, the season fair 
Should never be renewed. 

4 To Jesus may we fly 
Swift as the morning light, 

Lest life's young golden beams should die ? 
In sudden, endless night. 

204. C. M. Watts. 

Frail Life and succeeding Eternity, 

1 Thee we adore, eternal name, 

And humbly own to thee 
How feeble is our mortal frame : 
,What dying worms are we ! 

2 Our wasting lives grow shorter still, 

As months and days increase ; 
And every beating pulse we tell 
Leaves but the number less. 

3 Dangers stand thick through all the grounds 

To push us to the tomb ; 
And fierce diseases wait around, 
To hurry mortals home. 

4 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense 

To walk this dangerous road; 
And, if our souls are hurried hence, 
May they be found with God. 

205. C. M. Heber. 

Solemn Admonitions. 

1 Beneath our feet and o'er our head 
Is equal warning given ; 
Beneath us lie the countless dead, 
Above us is the heaven, 



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2 Their names are graven on the stone, 

Their bones are in the clay ; 
And ere another day is done, 
Ourselves may be as they. 

3 Death rides on every passing breeze; 

He lurks in every flower ; 
Each season has its own disease, 
Its peril every hour. 

4 Our eyes have seen the rosy light 

Of youth's soft cheek decay, 
And death descend in sudden night, 
On manhood's middle day. 

5 Our eyes have seen the steps of age 

Halt feebly towards the tomb ; 
And yet shall earth our hearts engage, 
And dreams of days to come? 

6 Turn, mortal, turn ! thy danger know ! 

Where'er thy foot can tread, 
The earth rings hollow from below, 
And warns thee of her dead. 



206. 8 & 4s M. Anonymous. 

Vanity of the World. 

Alas ! how poor and little worth 
Are all those glittering toys of earth 

That lure us here ! — 
Dreams of a sleep that death must break : 
Alas ! before it bids us wake, 

They disappear. 

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2 Where is the strength that spurned decays 
The step that rolled so light and gay, 

The heart's blithe tone? 
The strength is gone, the step is slow, 
And joy grows weariness and woe 

When age comes on. 

3 Our birth is but a starting-place ; 
Life is the running of the race, 

And death the goal : 
There all those glittering toys are brought ; 
That path alone, of all unsought, 

Is found of all. 

4 O, let the soul its slumbers break, 
Arouse its senses, and awake 

To see how soon 
Life, like its glories, glides away, 
And the stern footsteps of decay 

Come stealing on. 



L. M, J. Taylor. 

True Length of Life. 

1 Like shadows gliding o'er the plain, 
Or clouds that roll successive on, 
Man's busy generations pass ; 

And while we gaze, their forms are gone* 

2 " He lived, — he died ; " behold the sum, 
The abstract of th' historian's page ! 
Alike, in God's all-seeing eye, 

The infant's day, the patriarch's age. 

3 O Father, in whose mighty hand 
The boundless years and ages lie, 
Teach us thy boon of life to prize, 
And use the moments as they fly ; — 



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4 To crowd the narrow span of life 
With wise designs and virtuous deeds : 
So shall we wake from death's dark night, 
To share the glory that succeeds. 

208. L, M. Bryast. 

"Blessed are they that mourn." 

1 Deem not that they are blest alone, 
Whose days a peaceful tenor keep ; 
The God who loves our race has shown 
A blessing for the eyas that weep. 

2 The light of smiles shall fill again 
The lids that overflow with tears, 
And weary hours of woe and pain 
Are earnests of serener years. 

3 O, there are days of hope and rest 
For every dark and troubled night ! 
And grief may bide an evening guest, 
But joy shall come with early light. 

4 And thou, who o'er thy friend's low bier, 
Dost shed the bitter drops like rain, 
Hope that a brighter, happier sphere, 
Will give him to thy arms again. 

5 Nor let the good man's trust depart, 
Though life its common gifts deny; 
Though with a pierced and broken heart, 
And spurned of men, he goes to die. 

6 For God hath marked each anguished day, 
And numbered every secret tear ; 

And heaven's long age of bliss shall pay 
For all his children suffer here. 

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209. 8 & 7s M. Sacred Harp. 
The Place of Rest. 

1 There is an hour of peaceful rest 

To mourning wanderers given ; 
There is a tear for souls distressed, 
A balm for every wounded breast — 

'Tis found above — in heaven! 

2 There is a home for weeping souls, 

By sin and sorrow driven, 
When tossed on life's tempestuous shoals. 
Where storms arise, and ocean rolls, 

And all is drear — but heaven ! 

3 There fragrant flowers immortal bloom, 

And joys supreme are given ; 
There rays divine disperse the gloom ; 
Beyond the confines of the tomb 

Appears the dawn of heaven ! 



C. M. Montgomery. 
Heaven and Earth. 

1 While through this changing world we roam, 

From infancy to age, 
Heaven is the Christian pilgrim's home, 
His rest at every stage, 

2 Thither his raptured thought ascends, 

Eternal joys to share ; 
There his adoring spirit bends, 
While here he kneels in prayer. 

3 Ah ! there may we our treasure place, 

There let our hearts be found, 
That still, where sin abounded, grace 
May more and more abound. 



LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 



4 Henceforth our conversation be 
With Christ before the throne : 
Ere long we eye to eye shall see, 
And know as we are known. 




C. M. Mrs. Steele. 



Immortal Joys. 

1 O, could our thoughts and wishes fly, 

Above earth's gloomy shades, 
To those bright worlds beyond the sky, 
Which sorrow ne'er invades, — 

2 There joys, unseen by mortal eyes, 

Or reason's feeble ray, 
In ever-blooming prospect rise, 
Unconscious of decay. 

3 Lord, send a beam of light divine, 

To guide our upward aim ; 
With one reviving ray of thine 
Our languid hearts inflame. 

4 Then shall on faith's sublimest wing 

Our ardent wishes rise 
To those bright scenes where pleasures spring 
Immortal in the skies. 

212. C. P. M. Belfast Col. 

The dying Christian. 

I When life's tempestuous storms are o'er, 
How calm he meets the friendly shore, 

Who lived averse from sin ! 
Such peace on virtue's paths attends, 
That, where the sinner's pleasure ends, 
The Christian's joys begin. 
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LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 

2 See smiling Patience smooth his brow ! 
See bending angels downward bow, 

To cheer his way on high ! 
While, eager for the blest abode, 
He joins with them to praise the God 

Who taught him how to die. 

3 O, grant, my Father and my Friend, 
Such joys may gild my peaceful end ; 

So calm my evening close ; 
While, loosed from every earthly tie, 
With steady confidence I fly 

To thee, from whom I rose. 




L. M. Mrs. Mackay. 



Sleeping in Jesus, 

1 Asleep in Jesus ! blessed sleep, 
From w 7 hich none ever wakes to weep ; 
A calm and undisturbed repose, 
Unbroken by the dread of foes. 

2 Asleep in Jesus ! peaceful rest, 
Whose waking is supremely blest ; 
No fear, no woes, shall dim that hour 
Which manifests the Savior's power. 

3 Asleep in Jesus ! time nor space 
Debars this precious hiding-place ; 
On Indian plains or Lapland's snows 
Believers find the same repose. 

4 Asleep in Jesus ! far from thee 

Thy kindred and their graves may be ; 
But thine is still a blessed sleep, 
From which none ever wakes to weep, 

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8 &> 4s M. Montgomery. 
The Grave. 

1 There is a calm for those who weep, 

A rest for weary pilgrims found : 
They softly lie and sweetly sleep 
Low in the ground. 

2 The storm that sweeps the wintry sky 

No more disturbs their deep repose, 
Than summer evening's latest sigh, 
That shuts the rose. 

3 Then, traveller in the vale of tears, 

To realms of everlasting light, 
Through time's dark wilderness of years, 
Pursue thy flight. 

4 Thy soul, renewed by grace divine, 

In God's own image, freed from clay, 
In heaven's eternal sphere shall shine, 
A star of day. 



^lO. L. M. Gaskell. 
The Light of the Gospel on the Tomb. 

1 Dark, dark indeed the grave would be, 
Had we no light, O God, from thee; 
If all we saw were all we knew, 

Or hope from reason only grew. 

2 But fearless now we rest in faith; 
A holy life makes happy death; 
'Tis but a change ordained by thee, 
To set th' imprisoned spirit free. 



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3 Sad, sad, indeed, 'twould be to part 
From those who long had shared our heart, 
If thou hadst left us still to fear 

Love's only heritage was here. 

4 But calmly now we see them go 
From out this world of pain and woe ; 
We follow to a home on high, 
Where pure affections never die. 



1 What must it be to dwell above, 

At God's right hand, where Jesus reigns, 
Since the sweet earnest of his love 
O'erwhelms us on these earthly plains ! 
No heart can think, no tongue explain, 
What bliss it is with Christ to reign. 

'2 When sin no more obstructs our sight, 
When sorrow pains our hearts no more, 
How shall we view the Prince of Light, 
And all his works of grace explore ! 
What heights and depths of love divine 
Will there through endless ages shine ! 

3 This is the heaven I long to know ; 
For this, with patience, I would wait, 
Till, weaned from earth and all below, 
I mount to my celestial seat, 
And wave my palm, and wear my crown, 
And, with the elders-, cast them down. 




L. M. 6 1. 



Christian Psalmist, 



Foretaste of Heaven. 



LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 



217. 



L. M. 



Montgomery, 



Preparation fcrr Heaven. 



1 Heaven is a place of rest from sin; 
But all who hope to enter there, 
Must here that holy course begin 
Which shall their souls for rest prepare. 

2 Clean hearts, O God, in us create ; 
Right spirits, Lord, in us renew ; 
Commence we now that higher state, 
Now do thy will as angels do. 

3 In Jesus' footsteps may we tread, 
Learn every lesson of his love, 
And be from grace to glory led, 
From heaven below to heaven above. 



1 Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes, 

And raise your voices high ; 
Awake, and praise that sovereign love 
That shows salvation nigh. 

2 On all the wings of time it flies ; 

Each moment brings it near ; 
Then welcome, each declining day ! 
Welcome, each closing year ! 

3 Not many years their round shall run, 

Not many mornings rise, 
Ere all its glories stand revealed 
To our admiring eyes. 

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218. 



C. M. 



Doddridge. 



Near Approach of Salvation. 



LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 

4 Ye wheels of nature, speed your course ; 
Ye mortal powers, decay; 
Fast as ye bring the night of death, 
Ye bring eternal day. 

219. C. M. Watts. 

The Hope of Heaven our Support in Trials. 

1 When I can read my title clear 

To mansions in the skies, 
I bid farewell to every fear, 
And wipe my weeping eyes. 

2 Let cares, like a wild deluge, come, 

And storms of sorrow fall ; 
May I but safely reach my home, 
My God, my heaven, my all, — 

3 There shall I bathe my weary soul 

In seas of heavenly rest, 
And not a wave of trouble roll 
Across my peaceful breast. 

220. C. P. M. C. Wesley. 

Contemplation of Judgment. 

1 O God, mine inmost soul convert, 
And deeply on my thoughtful heart 

Eternal things impress ; 
Give me to feel their solemn weight, 
And tremble on the brink of fate, 

And wake to righteousness. 

2 Be this my one great business here, — 
With serious industry and fear, 

Eternal bliss t' insure, 
Thine utmost counsel to fulfil, 
And surfer all thy righteous will, 

And to the end endure. 

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3 Then, Father, then my soul receive., 
Transported from this vale to live 

And reign with thee above, 
Where faith is sweetly lost in sights 
And hope in full, supreme delight, 
And everlasting love. 

221. S. M. Montgomery. 

The Issues of Life and Death. 

1 O, where shall rest be found, — 
Rest for the weary soul ? 

'Twere vain the ocean depths to sound., 
Or pierce to either pole. 

2 The world can never give 
The bliss for which we sigh ; 

? Tis not the whole of life to live, 
Nor all of death to die. 

3 Beyond this vale of tears, 
There is a life above, 

Unmeasured by the flight of years ; 
And all that life is love. 

4 There is a death whose pang 
Outlasts the fleeting breath ; 

O, what appalling horrors hang 
Around the " second death"! 

5 Lord God of truth and grace, 
Teach us that death to shun, 

Lest we be banished from thy face, 
And utterly undone. 

6 Here would we end our quest; 
Alone are found in thee 

The life of perfect love, the rest 
Of immortality. 

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WfWtw. L. M. Wesley's Col. 
Eternal Mansions. 

1 Pass a few swiftly-fleeting years, 
And all that now in bodies live 
Shall quit, like me, the vale of tears, 
Their righteous sentence to receive. 

2 But all, before they hence remove, 
May mansions for themselves prepare 
In that eternal home above; 

And, O my God, shall I be there? 

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223. P. M. H. Ware, Jr. 

Prayer at Morning and Evening. 

1 To prayer, to prayer ! for the morning breaks, 
And Earth in her Maker's smiles awakes. 
His light is on all below and above — 

The light of gladness, and life, and love. 
O, then, on the breath of this early air, 
Send upward the incense of grateful prayer. 

2 To prayer ! for the glorious sun is gone, 
And the gathering darkness of night comes on. 
Like a curtain from God's kind hand it flows 
To shade the couch where his children repose. 
Then kneel, while the watching stars are bright, 
And give your last thoughts to the Guardian of 

night. 



224. 

7s M. Episcopal Col. 

Morning Hymn. 

1 Now the shades of night are gone ; 
Now the morning light is come ; 
Lord, may we be thine to-day ; 
Drive the shades of sin away. 

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2 Fill our souls with heavenly light, 
Banish doubt, and clear our sight; 
In thy service, Lord, to-day, 

May we stand, and watch, and pray. 

3 Keep our haughty passions bound ; 
Save us from our foes around ; 
Going out and coming in, 

Keep us safe from every sin. 

4 When our work of life is past, 
O, receive us then at last ; 
Night and sin will be no more, 
When we reach the heavenly shore. 

2 2 0. L. M. Bp. Kenn. 

Morning. 

1 Awake, my soul, and with the sun 
Thy daily stage of duty run ; 
Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise 
To pay thy morning sacrifice. 

2 Thy precious time misspent redeem ; 
Each present day thy last esteem ; 
Improve thy talent with due care; 
For the great day thyself prepare. 

3 In conversation be sincere; 

Keep conscience, as the noontide, clear 
Think how th 5 all-seeing God thy ways 
And all thy secret thoughts surveys. 

4 Lord, I my vows to thee renew ; 
Scatter my sins like morning dew ; 
Guard my first springs of thought and \ 
And with thyself my spirit fill. 



OCCASIONAL. 

5 Direct, control, suggest, this day, 
All I design, or do, or say ; 
That all my powers, with all their might, 
In thy sole glory may unite. 

226. L. Mj Hatykestyorth. 

Morning Hymn. 

1 In sleep's serene oblivion laid, 

I safely passed the silent night : 
Again I see the breaking shade, 
I drink again the morning light. 

2 New-born, I bless the waking hour ; 
Once more, with awe, rejoice to be ; 
My conscious soul resumes her power, 
And springs, my guardian God, to thee. 

3 O, guide me through the various maze 
My doubtful feet are doomed to tread, 
And spread thy shield's protecting blaze 
Where dangers press around my head. 

4 A deeper shade shall soon impend, 
A deeper sleep my eyes oppress ; 

Yet then thy strength shall still defend, 
Thy goodness still delight to bless. 

5 That deeper shade shall break away ; 
That deeper sleep shall leave my eyes ; 
Thy light shall give eternal day ; 

Thy love, the rapture of the skies. 



227. 



C. M. Montgomery. 
Acknowledging God's Hand. Morning. 

What secret hand, at morning light, 

Softly unseals mine eye, 
Draws back the curtain of the night, 

And opens earth and sky ? 

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2 'Tis thine, my God — the same that kept 

My resting hours from harm ; 
No ill came nigh me, for I slept 
Beneath th' Almighty's arm. 

3 J Tis thine — my daily bread that brings, 

Like manna scattered round, 
And clothes me, as the lily springs 
In beauty from the ground. 

4 In death's dark valley though I stray, 

5 T would there my steps attend, 
Guide with the staff my lonely way, 
And with the rod defend. 

5 May that sure hand uphold me still 

Through life's uncertain race, 
To bring me to thine holy hill, 
And to thy dwelling-place. 



228. L. M. Watts. 

Morning or Evening. 

1 My God, accept my early vows, 
Like morning incense in thy house; 
And let my nightly worship rise, 
Sweet as the evening sacrifice. 

2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord, 
From every rash and heedless word ; 

Nor let my feet incline to tread 
The guilty path where sinners lead. 

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2\J. L. M. 6 1. Christian Psalmist. 
Morning or Evening. 

1 As every day thy mercy spares 
Will bring its trials or its cares, 
O Father, till ray life shall end, 

Be thou my Counsellor and Friend ; 
Teach me thy statutes all divine, 
And let thy will be always mine. 

2 When each day's scenes and labors close, 
And wearied nature seeks repose, 

With pardoning mercy richly blest, 
Guard me, my Father, while I rest ; 
And as each morning sun shall rise, 
O, lead me onward to the skies. 

3 And at my life's last setting sun, 
My conflicts o'er, my labors done, 
Father, thine heavenly radiance shed, 
To cheer and bless my dying bed ; 
And from death's gloom my spirit raise, 
To see thy face, and sing thy praise. 



230. L. M. Watts. 

Morning or Evening Song. 

1 My God, how endless is thy love ! 
Thy gifts are every evening new; 
And morning mercies, from above, 
Gently distil like early dew. 

2 Thou spread' st the curtains of the night, 
Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; 
Thy sovereign word restores the light, 
And quickens all my drowsy powers. 

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3 I yield my powers to thy command ; 
To thee I consecrate my days ; 
Perpetual blessings from thine hand 
Demand perpetual songs of praise. 



1 In mercy, Lord, remember me, 

This instant passing night, 
And grant to me most graciously 
The safeguard of thy might. 

2 With cheerful heart I close my eyes, 

Since thou wilt not remove; 
O, in the morning let me rise, 
Rejoicing in thy love. 

3 Or if this night should prove the last, 

And end my transient days, 
Lord, take me to thy promised rest, 
Where I may sing thy praise. 

4 Thus I am sure to live or die 

To thee, the God of love ; 
In life and death I do rely 
On thee, who reign'st above. 

232. 8 & 7s M. Flint. 



1 Thou, whose favors without number 
•All our days with gladness bless, 
Let thine eye, that knows not slumber, 
Guard our hours of helplessness. 

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Moravian 



Evening Hymn. 



Evening Hymn. 



OCCASIONAL. 



2 Then, though conscious we are sleeping 

In the outer courts of death, 
Safe beneath a Father's keeping, 
Calm we rest in placid faith. 

3 Lord, when life is closing round us, 

Dark with anguish, faint with fear, 
Let thy beams of love surround us ; 
Let us know thee, feel thee, near ! 



Z66. C. M. BOWRING. 

Nature's Evening Hymn. 

1 The heavenly spheres to thee, O God, 

Attune their evening hymn : 
All wise, all holy, thou art praised 

In song of seraphim : 
Unnumbered systems, suns and worlds 

Unite to worship thee, 
While thy majestic greatness fills 

Space, time, eternity. 

2 Nature, — a temple worthy thee, — 

That beams with light and love ; 
Whose flowers so sweetly bloom below, 

Whose stars rejoice above, 
Whose altars are the mountain cliffs 

That rise along the shore, 
Whose anthems the sublime accord 

Of storm and ocean roar, — 

3 Her song of gratitude is sung 

By spring's awakening hours ; 
Her summer offers at thy shrine 

Its earliest, loveliest flowers ; 
Her autumn brings its ripened fruits, 

In glorious luxury given ; 
While winter's silver heights reflect 

Thy brightness back to heaven. 



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4 On all thou smil'st ; and what is man 

Before thy presence, God ? 
A breath but yesterday inspired, 

To-morrow but a clod. 
That clod shall mingle in the vale ; 

But, kindled, Lord, by thee, 
The spirit to thy arms shall spring, 

To life, to liberty. 

&0^t* C. M. Ancient Hymns. 
Social Evening Worship. 

1 O, 'tis a scene the heart to move, 

When, at the close of day, 
Whom God unites in Christian love 
Unite their thanks to pay. 

2 What though the number be but small ? 

Whenever two or three 
Join on the Savior's name to call, 
There in the midst is he. 

3 When faithful and repentant hearts 

His heavenly grace ensue, 
His grace, entreated, he imparts 
To many or to few. 

4 O, come, then, and, with joint accord, 

In social worship meet, 
And, mindful of the Savior's word, 
The Savior's boon entreat. 

235. C. M. Sp. Heber. 

Early Religion. 

1 By cool Siloam's shady rill 
How sweet the lily grows ! 
How sweet the breath, beneath the hill, 
Of Sharon's dewy rose ! 

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2 Lo, such the child whose early feet 

The paths of peace have trod ; 
Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, 
Is upward drawn to God ! 

3 By cool Siloam's shady rill 

The lily must decay ; 
The rose that blooms beneath the hill 
Must shortly fade away. 

4 And soon, too soon, the wintry hour 

Of man's maturer age 
Will shake the soul with sorrow's power, 
And stormy passion's rage ! 

5 O Thou who giv'st us life and breath, 

We seek thy grace alone, 
In childhood, manhood, age, and death, 
To keep us still thine own. 



236. C. M. Salisbury Col. 

"Remember thy Creator in the Days of thy Youth. 77 

1 In the soft season of thy youth, 

In nature's smiling bloom, 
Ere age arrive, and trembling wait 
Its summons to the tomb, — 

2 Remember thy Creator, G'od; 

For him thy powers employ ; 
Make him thy fear, thy love, thy hope, 
Thy confidence, thy joy. 

3 He shall defend and guide thy course 

Through life's uncertain sea, 
Till thou art landed on the shore 
Of blest eternity. 

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4 Then seek the Lord betimes, and choose 
The path of heavenly truth : 
The earth affords no lovelier sight 
Than a religious youth. 

237. S. M. j. f. tLARKE. 

Baptism of Children. 

1 To Him who children blessed, 
And suffered them to come, — 

To Him who took them to his breast, 
We bring these children home. 

2 To thee, O God, whose face 
Their spirits still behold, 

We bring them, praying that thy grace 
May keep, thine arms enfold. 

3 And as this water falls 

On each unconscious brow, 
Thy Holy Spirit grant, O Lord, 
To keep them pure as now. 



^OO. L. M. Anonymous. 

Death of an Infant. 

1 As the sweet flower that scents the morn. 
But withers in the rising day, 

Thus lovely was this infant's dawn, 
Thus swiftly fled its life away. 

2 It died ere its expanding soul 
Had ever burnt with wrong desires, 
Had ever spurned at Heaven's control, 
Or ever quenched its sacred fires. 

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3 It died to sin, it died to cares, 
But for a moment felt the rod: — ■ 
O mourner ! such, the Lord declares, 
Such are the children of our God ! 




Death of Children. 

1 Sure, to the mansions of the blest 
When infant innocence ascends, 
Some angel brighter than the rest 
The spotless spirit's flight attends, 

2 On wings of ecstasy they rise, 
Beyond where worlds material roll, 
Till some fair sister of the skies 
Receives the unpolluted soul. 

3 There, at th' Almighty Father's hand, 
Nearest the throne of living light, 
The choirs of infant seraphs stand, 

And dazzling shine, where all are bright. 

4 For when the Lord of mortal breath 
Decrees his bounty to resume, 

And points the silent shaft of death, 
Which speeds an infant to the tomb, — 

5 No passion fierce, no low desire, 

Has quenched the radiance of the flame; 
Back to its God the living fire 
Returns unsullied, as it came. 



240. C. M. Hemaws. 

Death of the Young. 

1 Calm on the bosom of thy God, 
Young spirit, rest thee now ! 
E'en while with us thy footstep trod, 
His seal was on thy brow. 

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2 Dust, to its narrow house beneath ! 

Soul, to its place on high ! 
They that have seen thy look in death 
No more may fear to die. 

3 Lone are the paths, and sad the hours, 

Since thy meek spirit 5 s gone : 
But, O, a brighter home than ours, 
In heaven, is now thine own ! 

241. S. ML FuR>'E5S. 

A Communion Hymn. 

1 Here, in the broken bread, 
Here, in the cup we take, 

His body and his blood behold, 
Who suffered for our sake. 

2 Yes! that our souls might live, 
Those sacred limbs were torn, 

That blood was spilt, and pangs untold 
Were by the Savior borne. 

3 O Thou, who didst allow 
Thy Son to sutler thus, 

Father, what more couldst thou have done 
Than thou hast done for us ? 

4 We are persuaded now, 
That nothing can divide 

Thy children from thy boundless love, 
Displayed in Him who died ; — 

5 Who died to make us sure 
Of mercy, truth, and peace, 

And from the power and pains of sin 
To bring a full release. 

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242. C, M. Bryant. 

Dedication Hymn. 

1 O Thou, whose own vast temple stands, 

Built over earth and sea, 
Accept the walls that human hands 
Have raised to worship thee. 

2 Lord, from thine inmost glory send, 

Within these courts to 'bide, 
The peace that dwelleth without end 
Securely by thy side. 

3 May erring minds that worship here 

Be taught the better way, 
And they who mourn, and they who fear, 
Be strengthened as they pray. 

4 May faith grow firm, and love grow warm, 

And pure devotion rise, 
While round these hallowed walls the storm 
Of earth-born passion dies. 



243. 



L. M. Frothingham. 
Ordination of a Minister. 



1 O God, whose presence glows in all 
Within, around us, and above, 

Thy word we bless, thy name we call, 
Whose word is Truth, whose name is Love. 

2 That truth be with the heart believed 
Of all who seek this sacred place ; 

With power proclaimed, in peace received — 
Our spirit's light, thv Spirit's grace. 

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3 That love its holy influence pour, 
To keep us meek, and make us free, 
And throw its binding blessing more 
Round each with all, and all with thee. 

4 Direct and guard the youthful strength 
Devoted to thy Son this day : 

And give thy word full course at length 
O'er man's defects and time's decay. 

5 Send down its angel to our side ; 
Send in its calm upon the breast ; 
For we would know no other guide, 
And we can need no other rest. 



d<±<±. 10S M. MONTG OMERY. 

Death of a JSEiiister in his Prime. 

1 Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime, 
In full activity of zeal and power ! 

A Christian cannot die before his time ; 
The Lord's appointment is the servant's hour. 

2 Go to the grave; at. noon from labor cease; 
Rest on thy sheaves; thy harvest-task is done; 
Come from the heat of battle, and in peace, 
Soldier, go home ; with thee the fight is won. 

3 Go to the grave; for there thy Savior lay 
In death's embraces, ere he rose on high ; 
And all the ransomed, by that narrow way, 
Pass to eternal life beyond the sky. 

4 Go to the grave: — no, take thy seat above; 
Be thy pure spirit present with the Lord, 
Where thou for faith and hope hast perfect love, 
And open vision for the written Word. 



OCCASIONAL. 



0. S. M. Montgomery. 
On the Death of an aged Minister. 

1 " Servant of God, well done ! 
Rest from thy loved employ ; 

The battle fought, the victory won, 
Enter thy Master's joy.'*' 

2 The voice at midnight came ; 
He started up to hear ; 

A mortal arrow pierced his frame — 
He fell, but felt no fear. 

3 Tranquil amidst alarms, 

It found him on the field, 
A veteran slumbering on his arms, 
Beneath his red-cross shield. 

4 The pains of death are past ; 
Labor and sorrow cease; 

And, life's long warfare closed at last. 
His soul is found in peace. 

5 Soldier of Christ, well done ! 
Praise be thy new employ ; 

And while eternal ages run, 
Rest in thy Savior's joy. 

246. 6s M. Luther. 

The Death of Martyrs. 

1 Flung to the heedless winds, 
Or on the waters cast, 
Their ashes shall be watched, 

And gathered at the last : 
And from that scattered dust, 

Around us and abroad, 
Shall spring a plenteous seed 
Of witnesses for God, 
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2 The Father hath received 

Their latest living breath ; 
Yet vain is Satan's boast 

Of victory in their death : 
Still, still, though dead, they speak, 

And, trumpet-tongued, proclaim 
To many a wakening land 

The one availing name. 

247. C. M. R. NlCOLL. 

The Protestant Reformation. 

1 An offering at the shrine of power 

Our hands shall never bring; 
A garland on the car of pomp 

Our hands shall never fling; 
Applauding in the conqueror's path 

Our voices ne'er shall be; 
But we have hearts to honor those 

Who bade the world go free. 

2 Praise to the good, the pure, the great, 

Who made us what we are ! 
Who lit the flame, which yet shall glow 

With radiance brighter far. 
Glory to them in coming time, 

And through eternity, 
Who burst the captive's galling chains, 

And bade the world go free. 

248. 12 & lis M. Heber. 

Farewell to a Friend departed. 

1 Thou art gone to the grave ; but we will not deplore 

thee, 

Though sorrows and darkness encompass the tomb ; 
The Savior has passed through its portals before thee, 
And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the 
gloom. 



OCCASIONAL. 



2 Thou art gone to the grave : we no longer behold thee, 

Nor tread the rough paths of the world by thy side ; 
But the wide arms of mercy are spread to enfold thee, 
And sinners may hope, since the Savior hath died. 

3 Thou art gone to the grave ; and. its mansion forsaking. 

Perchance thy weak spirit in doubt lingered long ; 
But the sunshine of heaven beamed bright on thy waking, 
And the sound thou didst hear was the seraphim's 
song. 

4 Thou art gone to the grave : but we will not deplore 

thee ; 

Since God was thy Refuge, thy Guardian, thy Guide ; 
He gave thee, he took thee, and he will restore thee ; 
And death has no sting, since the Savior hath died, 

249. C. P. M. Episcopal Col, 

Gn Western Missions. 

1 Whex, Lord, to this our western land. 
Led by thy providential hand, 

Our wandering fathers came, 
Their ancient homes, their friends in youth. 
Sent forth the heralds of thy truth, 

To keep them in thy name. 

2 Then, through our solitary coast, 
The desert features soon were lost ; 

Thy temples there arose ; 
Our shores, as culture made them fair, 
Were hallowed by thy rites, by prayer, 

And blossomed as the rose. 

3 And, O, may we repay this debt 
To regions, solitary yet, 

Within our spreading land ! 
There, brethren from our common home, 
Still westward, like our fathers, roam, 

Still guided by thy hand* 
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4 Savior, we own this debt of love ; 
O, shed thy Spirit from above, 

To move each Christian breast, 
Till heralds shall thy truth proclaim, 
And temples rise, to fix thy name, 
Through all our desert west! 

250. 7 & 6s M. Bp. Heber. 

JMissionary Hymn. 

1 From Greenland's icy mountains, 

From India's coral strand, 
Where Afric's sunny fountains 

Roll down their golden sand ; 
From many an ancient river, 

From many a palmy plain, 
They call us to deliver 

Their land from error's chain. 

2 What though the spicy breezes 

Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle ; 
Though every prospect pleases, 

And only man is vile ; 
In vain, with lavish kindness, 

The gifts of God are strown ; 
The heathen in his blindness 

Bows down to wood and stone. 

3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted 

By wisdom from on high, 
Shall we to men benighted 

The lamp of life deny ? 
Salvation ! O, salvation ! 

The joyful sound proclaim, 
Till each remotest nation 

Has learned Messiah's name. 

282 



OCCASIONAL. 

251. S. M. Beddome. 

Purposes on beginning a New Year. 

1 My few revolving years, 
How swift they glide away ! 

How short the terra of life appears ! 
When past — but as a day! 

2 A dark and cloudy day, 
Clouded by grief and sin; 

A host of enemies without, 
Distressing fears within. 

3 Lord, through another year 
If thou permit my stay, 

With diligence may I pursue 
The true and living way ! 

252. 7s M. J. Newton. 

Swiftness of Time. New Year. 

While, with ceaseless course, the sun 
Hasted through the former year, 
Many souls their race have run, 
Never more to meet us here ! 
Fixed in an eternal state, 
They have done with all below ; 
We a little longer wait ; 
But how little, none can know. 

As the winged arrow flies, 
Speedily the mark to find ; 
As the lightning from the skies 
Darts, and leaves no trace behind ; 
Swiftly thus our fleeting days 
Bear us down life's rapid stream ; 
Upward, Lord, our spirits raise; 
All below is but a dream. 



OCCASIONAL. 



3 Thanks for mercies past receive ; 
Pardon of our sins renew ; 
Teach us henceforth how to live, 
With eternity in view. 
Bless thy word to young and old ; 
Fill us with a Savior's love ; 
And, when life's short tale is told, 
May we dwell with thee above. 



(COO. L. M. Doddridge. 

For the Beginning or End of the Year. 

1 My Helper, God ! I bless his name : 
The same his power, his grace the same 
The tokens of his friendly care 

Open, and crown, and close the year. 

2 I 'midst ten thousand dangers stand, 
Supported by his guardian hand ; 
And see, when I survey my ways, 
Ten thousand monuments of praise. 

3 Thus far his arm hath led me on ; 
Thus far I make his mercy known ; 
And, while I tread this desert land, 
New blessings shall new songs demand. 



254. L. M. 6 1. Kippis. 

Thanksgiving for national Prosperity. 

1 How rich thy gifts, almighty King ! 
From thee our public blessings spring : 
Th' extended trade, the fruitful skies, 
The treasures liberty bestows, 
Th' eternal joys the gospel shows, 
All from thy boundless goodness rise, 



OCCASIONAL, 



2 With grateful hearts, with joyful tongues, 
To God we raise united songs : 
Here still may God in mercy reign, 
Crown our just counsels with success, 
With peace and joy our borders bless, 
And all our sacred rights maintain ! 



0 0. 8 & 4s M. Montgomery. 

Praise to the God of Harvest. v 

1 The God of harvest praise ; 
In loud thanksgiving raise 

Hand, heart, and voice ; 
The valleys smile and sing, 
Forests and mountains ring, 
The plains their tribute bring, 

The streams rejoice. 

2 Yea, bless his holy name, 
And purest thanks proclaim 

Through all the earth ; 
To glory in your lot 
Is duty, — but be not 
God's benefits forgot, 

Amidst your mirth. 

3 The God of harvest praise; 
Hands, hearts, and voices raise, 

With sweet accord ; 
From field to garner throng, 
Bearing; vour sheaves along. 
And in your harvest song 

Bless ye the Lord. 

285 



OCCASIONAL, 



206. L. M. Flint 

Remembrance of our Fathers. 

1 In pleasant lands have fallen the lines 
That bound our goodly heritage, 
And safe beneath our sheltering vines 
Our youth is blest, and soothed our age, 

2 What thanks, O God, to thee are due, 
That thou didst plant our fathers here, 
And watch and guard them as they grew, 
A vineyard, to the Planter dear. 

3' The toils they bore, our ease have wrought ; 
They sowed in tears — in joy we reap ; 
The birthright they so dearly bought 
We'll guard, 'till we with them shall sleep. 

4 Thy kindness to our fathers shown, 
In weal and woe through all the past, 
Their grateful sons, O God, shall own, 
While here their name and race shall last. 

6 4s M. S. F. Smith. 

National Hymn. 

1 My country, 'tis of thee, 
Sweet land of liberty, 

Of thee I sing ; 
Land where my fathers died. 
Land of the pilgrims' pride, 
From every mountain side 

Let freedom ring. 

2 My native country, thee — 
Land of the noble free — 

Thy name I love ; 
I love thy rocks and rills, 
Thy woods and templed hills ; 
My heart with rapture thrills 

Like that above, 

286 



OCCASIONAL. 



3 Let music swell the breeze, 
And ring from all the trees 

Sweet freedom's song : 
Let mortal tongues awake ; 
Let all that breathe partake; 
Let rocks their silence break, — 

The sound prolong. 

4 Our fathers' God, to thee, 
Author of liberty, 

To thee we sing; 
Long may our land be bright 
With freedom's holy light ; 
Protect us by thy might, 

Great God, our King. 

258. L. M. Dyer. 

Public Humiliation. 

1 Great Framer of unnumbered worlds, 
And whom unnumbered worlds adore, 
Whose goodness all thy creatures share, 
While nature trembles at thy power, — 

2 Thine is the hand that moves the spheres, 
That wakes the wind, and lifts the sea ; 
And man, who moves the lord of earth, 
Acts but the part assigned by thee. 

3 While suppliant crowds implore thine aid, 
To thee we raise the humble cry ; 
Thine altar is the contrite heart, 

Thine incense, a repentant sigh. 

4 O, may our land, in this her hour, 
Confess thy hand, and bless the rod, 
By penitence make thee her Friend, 
And find in thee a guardian God ! 



OCCASIONAL. 



259. L. M. AlKIN. 

In Time of War. 

1 While sounds of war are heard around, 
And death and ruin strew the ground, 
To thee we look, on thee we call, 
The Parent and the Lord of all. 

2 Thou, who hast stamped on human kind 
The image of a heaven-born mind, 
And in a Father's wide embrace 

Hast cherished all the kindred race, — 

3 Great God ! whose powerful hand can bind 
The raging waves, the furious wind, — 

O, bid the human tempest cease, 

And hush the maddening world to peace. 

4 With reverence may each hostile land 
Hear and obey that high command, 
Thy Son's blest errand from above — 
" My creatures, live in mutual love ! " 



260. C. M. Bp. Hebee. 

In Times of Distress and Danger. 

1 O God, that mad'st the earth and sky, 

The darkness and the day, 
Give ear to this thy family, 

And help us when we pray : 
For wide the waves of bitterness 

Around our vessel roar, 
And heavy grows the pilot's heart, 

To view the rocky shore. 

288 



OCCASIONAL. 



2 The cross our Master bore for us, 

For him we fain would bear ; 
But mortal strength to weakness turns, 

And courage to despair : 
Then, mercy on our failings, Lord ; 

Our sinking faith renew ; 
And when his sorrows visit us, 

O, send his patience too. 



1 Let the still air rejoice, — 
Be every youthful voice 

Blended in one ; 
While we renew our strain 
To Him, with joy, again, 
Who sends the evening rain 

And morning sun. 

2 His hand in beauty gives 

Each flower and plant that lives, 

Each sunny rill : 
Springs, which our footsteps meet, — 
Fountains, our lips to greet, — 
Waters, whose taste is sweet, 

On rock and hill. 

3 Each summer bird that sings 
Drinks from dear Nature's springs 

Her early dew ; 
And the refreshing shower 
Falls on each herb and flower, 
Giving it life and power, 
Fragrant and new. 
. 25 289 




6 & 4s M. 



FlERPONT. 



Temperance Hymn. 



OCCASIONAL. 



4 So let each faithful child 
Drink of this fountain mild. 

From early youth ; 
Then shall the song we raise,, 
Be heard in future days,— 
Ours be the pleasant ways 

Of peace and truth. 

5 Now let each heart and hand, 
Of all this youthful band, 

United move, 
Till on the mountain's brow, 
And in the vale below, 
Our land may ever glow 

With peace and love. 



fwUrw. L. M. Anonymous. 
Sunday Evening. For a Child. 

1 Again we've seen the Sabbath day, 
And heard of Jesus and of heaven : 
We thank thee, Father, and we pray 
That this day's sins may be forgiven. 

2 May all we heard and understood 

Be well remembered through the week, 
And help to make us wise and good, 
More humble, diligent, and meek. 



263. c. m. Anonymous. 

A Child's Prayer. 

1 Lord, teach a little child to pray ; 
And O, accept my prayer : 
Thou canst hear all the words I say, 
For thou art every where. 



OCCASIONAL, 



2 A. little sparrow cannot fall 

Unnoticed, Lord, by thee ; 
And though I am so young and small, 
Thou dost take care of me. 

3 Teach me to do whate'er is right, 

And when I sin, forgive ; 
And make it still my chief delight 1 
To love thee while I live. 



1 Called by the Sabbath bells away, 
Unto thy holy temple, Lord, 

I'll go with willing mind to pray, 

To praise thy name, and hear thy word. 

2 O sacred day of peace and joy, 
Thy hours are ever dear to me ; 
Ne'er may a sinful thought destroy 
The holy calm I find in thee. 

3 Dear are thy peaceful hours to me, 
For God has given them in his love, 
To tell how calm, how blest shall be 
The endless day of heaven above. 

25 2 291 




L. M. 



Anonymous. 



Sunday Morning, For a Child. 



c 



CLOSING HI1IXS. 



ZOO. L. M. Anonymous. 
Close of JVorship. Evening. 

1 Ere to the world again we go, — 
Its pleasures, cares, and idle show, — 
Thy grace once more, O God, we crave, 
From folly and from sin to save. 

2 May the great truths we here have heard — 
The lessons of thy holy word — 

Dwell in our inmost bosoms deep, 
And all our souls from error keep. 

3 O, may the influence of this day, 
Long as our memory, with us stay. 
And as an angel guardian prove, 
To guide us to our home above. 



266. L. M. Watts. 

Praise to God, from all Nations. 

1 From all that dwell below the skies, 
Let the Creator's praise arise ; 

Let the Redeemer's name be sung 
Through every land, by every tongue. 

2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord : 
Eternal truth attends thy word: 

Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, 
Till suns shall rise and set no more. 

292 



CLOSING HYMNS. 



267. S. M. Watts. 

Praise from all Nations. 

1 Thy name, Almighty Lord, 
Shall sound through distant lands; 

Great is thy grace, and sure thy word ; 
Thy truth forever stands. 

2 Far be thine honor spread, 
And long thy praise endure, 

Till morning light and evening shade 
Shall be exchanged no more. 

268. 7s M. UOWPER. 

Hymn of Benediction, 

1 Now may He who from the dead 
Brought the Shepherd of the sheep, 
Jesus Christ, our King and Head, 
All our souls in safety keep. 

2 May he teach us to fulfil 
What is pleasing in his sight; 
Perfect us in all his will, 

And preserve us day and night. 

269. 8 & 7s M. Anonymous, 

Hymn of Dismission. 

1 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, 

Hope and comfort from above ; 
Let us each, thy peace possessing, 
Triumph in redeeming love. 

2 Thanks we give, and adoration, 

For thy gospel's joyful sound ; 
May the fruits of thy salvation 
In our hearts and lives abound, 

25 3 293 



CLOSING- HYMNS. 



270. 



8 & 7s M. 



Fawcett. 



Universal Praise. 



1 Praise to thee, thou great Creator; 

Praise to thee from every tongue; 
Join, my soul, with every creature, 
Join the universal song. 

2 For ten thousand blessings given, 

For the hope of future joy, 
Sound his praise through earth and heaven ; 
Sound Jehovah's praise on high. 

271. 8 & 7S M. BlCKERSTETH. 

Closing Hymn. 

1 Israel's Shepherd, guide me, feed me, 

Through my pilgrimage below, 
And beside the waters lead me, 
Where thy flock rejoicing go. 

2 Lord, thy guardian presence ever, 

Meekly kneeling, I implore ; 
I have found thee, and would never, 
Never wander from thee more. 



P. M. Luther. 

Luther 's Judgment Hymn. 

1 Great God, what do I see and hear ! 

The end of things created ! 
The Judge of mankind doth appear 

On clouds of glory seated ; 
The trumpet sounds ; the graves restore 
The dead which they contained before ; — 

Prepare, my soul, to meet him. 




INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 

A. 



A glory gilds the sacred page 45 

Again the Lord of life and light 67 

Again we've seen the Sabbath day 262 

Ah ! wretched souls, who strive in vain 109 

Alas, how poor and little worth 206 

All earthly charms, however dear 105 

All-seeing God, 'tis thine to know 115 

Am I an Israelite indeed 113 

Amidst a world of hopes and fears 185 

Amidst unsatisfied desires 99 

An offering to the shrine of power 247 

Arrayed in clouds of golden light 54 

Another six days' work is done 5 

As body when the soul has fled 135 

As every day thy mercy spares 229 

Asleep in Jesus ! blessed sleep 213 

As the sweet flower that scents the morn 238 

Author of good, we rest on thee 188 

A voice from the desert comes awful and shrill 51 

Awake, my drowsy soul, awake 103 

Awake, my soul, and with the sun 225 

Awake, my soul, lift up thine eyes 94 

Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve 92 

Awake, our souls, away, our fears 93 

Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes 218 



296 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



B. 



Behold th' amazing sight ! 65 

Behold, the blind their sight receive 74 

Behold the man, how glorious he. 62 

Behold the morning sun 46 

Behold the Prince of Peace 58 

Behold, where, in a mortal form 75 

Be it my only wisdom here 187 

Beneath our feet, and o'er our head 205 

Beset with snares on every hand 183 

Be still, my heart! these anxious cares 189 

Be with me, Lord, where'er I go 184 

Beyond, beyond that boundless sea 25 

Blest are the meek, he said 123 

Blest are the sons of peace 116 

Blest Instructor, from thy ways 139 

Blest is the man who fears the Lord 108 

Bound upon th' accursed tree 64 

By cool Siloam's shady rill 235 

C. 

Called by the Sabbath bells away .264 

Calm on the listening ear of night 53 

Calm on the bosom of thy God 240 

Children of light, awake 95 

Come, all ye sons of God 89 

Come, blessed Spirit, source of light 173 

Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove 164 

Come, said Jesus' sacred voice 78 

Come the rich, and come the poor 2 

Come to the house of prayer 1 

Come, we that love the Lord 197 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 297 

D. 

Dark, dark indeed, the grave would be 215 

Deem not that they are blest alone 208 

E. 

Ere to the world we turn again 265 

Eternal and immortal King 23 

Eternal Source of life and light 178 

Eternal Source of life and thought 177 

F. 

Far from the world, O Lord, 1 flee 124 

Father in heaven, to thee my heart 155 

Father of all our mercies 154 

Father of light, conduct my feet 179 

Father of mercies, in thy word 48 

Father of spirits, nature's God 22 

Father, Refuge of my soul 162 

Father, thy gentle chastisement 195 

Father, to thy kind love we owe 28 

Feeble, helpless, how shall I 182 

Flung to the heedless winds 246 

Forgive us for thy mercy's sake 143 

From all that dwell below the skies .... - 266 

From Greenland's icy mountains 250 

From north and south, from east and west 91 

G. 

Give to the winds thy fears Ill 

Glorious things of thee are spoken 88 

God is a Spirit just and wise 114 

God is love ; his mercy brightens 27 

God moves in a mysterious way 33 



298 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



God of eternity, from thee 201 

God of mercy, God of love 137 

God of my life, through all its days 12 

God of my life, whose gracious power 34 

God, who is just and kind 176 

Go to dark Gethsemane 61 

Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime 244 

Go to the pillow of disease 132 

Greatest of beings, source of life 36 

Great Framer of unnumbered worlds 258 

Great God, in vain man's narrow view 21 

Great God, the heavens' well-ordered frame 18 

Great God, wert thou extreme to mark 140 

Great God, what do I see and hear. 272 

Great Source of unexhausted good 37 

Green pastures and clear streams 82 

H. 

Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews .136 

Happy is he that fears the Lord 130 

Hark ! the glad sound, the Savior comes 57 

Hath not thy heart within thee burned 125 

Heaven is a place of rest from sin 217 

Help us to help each other, Lord 119 

Here in a world of doubt 167 

Here, in the broken bread 241 

Holy, holy, holy Lord 16 

How blest is he whose tranquil mind. 199 

How cheering the thought, that the spirits in bliss 200 

How gentle God's commands 35 

How gracious and how wise 38 

How happy is he born or taught 106 

How rich the blessings, O my God 120 

How rich thy gifts, almighty King 254 

How sweetly flowed the gospel's sound 79 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 299 
I. 

I feel within a want 174 

If, listening, as I listen still 158 

If solid happiness we prize 100 

I'll praise my Maker with my breath 14 

In mercy, Lord, remember me 231 

In pleasant lands have fallen the lines 256 

In sleep's serene oblivion laid 226 

In the soft season of thy youth 236 

Israel's Shepherd, guide me, feed me 271 

I want a principle within. ■. 102 

I want the spirit of power within 161 

J. 

Jesus, and can it ever be 83 

Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 71 

Joy to the world, the Lord is come 56 

L. 

Let not the wise their wisdom boast 84 

Let party names no more 118 

Let the still air rejoice 261 

Lift your glad voices in triumph on high 69 

Like shadows gliding o'er the plain 207 

Lord, before thy presence come 3 

Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing 268 

Lord, 1 believe a rest remains. 198 

Lord, I have made thy word my choice 47 

Lord Jesus, come, for here 72 

Lord, teach a little child to pray 263 

Lord, teach us how to pray aright 152 

Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through 24 

Lord, we adore thy wondrous name 32 



300 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 

Lord, we have wandered from thy way 150 

Lord, what offering shall we bring.. . 131 

M. 

Mark the soft-falling snow 50 

Morning breaks upon the tomb , 66 

My country, 'tis of thee 257 

My dear Redeemer and my Lord 76 

My Father! cheering name 29 

My Father, let me hear thy voice 148 

My few revolving years 251 

My God, accept my early vows 228 

My God, how endless is thy love .230 

My God, in whom are all the springs 31 

My God, I thank thee ; may no thought 191 

My God, my King, thy various praise 20 

My God, my strength, my hope 186 

My God, permit my tongue 169 

My gracious God, I own thy right 123 

My gracious Lord, whose changeless love 146 

My Helper, God, I bless his name 253 

My Maker and my King 30 

My soul, praise the Lord, speak good of his name 15 

My soul, repeat his praise 26 

N. 

Now may He who from the dead 268 

Now the shades of night are gone 224 

O. 

O, blessed souls are they 149 

O, cease, my wandering soul 157 

O, could our thoughts and wishes fly .211 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 301 

O, draw me, Father, after thee 170 

O Father, though the anxious fear 7 

O God, mine inmost soul convert 220 

O God, that mad'st the earth and sky 260 

O God, whose presence glows in all 243 

O happy Christian, who can boast 126 

O, happy is the man who hears 101 

O, happy they who know the Lord 120 

O, how can they look up to heaven 133 

O Israel, to thy tents repair 112 

O, learn of me, the Savior cried 127 

O Lord, thy heavenly grace impart 180 

O Lord, where'er thy people meet. 11 

O sinner, bring not tears alone 138 

O, speed thee, Christian, in the way 97 

O, suffering Friend of human kind 60 

O that the Lord would guide my ways 175 

O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry 144 

O Thou to whose all-searching sight 171 

O Thou who dry'st the mourner's tear 190 

O Thou who hast at thy command 181 

O Thou whose own vast temple stands 242 

O Thou whose power o'er moving worlds presides 165 

Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed 85 

Our Captain leads us on 80 

O, 'tis a scene the heart to move, 234 

O, where shall rest be found 221 

P. 

Pass a few swiftly-fleeting years 222 

Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan 81 

Praise to thee, thou great Creator 270 

R. 

Rejoice, believer, in the Lord 110 

26 



302 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



Return, my soul, unto thy rest 147 

Ride on, ride on, in majesty 59 

Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings 196 

S. 

Safely through another week 6 

Searcher of hearts, before thy face 145 

Servant of God, well done 245 

Shine on our souls, eternal God 172 

Show pity, Lord ; O Lord, forgive 141 

Sinner, rouse thee from thy sleep 96 

Sleep, sleep to-day, tormenting cares 8 

So let our lips and lives express 122 

Sons of men, behold from far 55 

Sovereign Ruler of the skies 39 

Spirit of truth, on this thy day 86 

Sure, to the mansions of the blest 239 

T. 

Teach me, my God and King 180 

Teach me, O teach me, Lord, thy way 49 

The Christian warrior, see him stand 98 

The dove let loose in eastern skies 160 

Thee we adore, Eternal Name 204 

The glorious universe around 117 

The God of harvest praise 255 

The heavenly spheres to thee, O God 233 

The Lord is my Shepherd; no want shall I know 41 

The Lord my Shepherd is 40 

The Lord will come, the earth shall quake 70 

The morning dawns upon the place 63 

The offerings to thy throne which rise 4 

There is a calm for those who weep 214 

There is an hour of peaceful rest 209 

There seems a voice in every gale 17 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 303 

The saints on earth and those above 90 

The Spirit in our hearts 87 

Th' uplifted eye and bended knee 134 

The wandering star and fleeting wind 142 

They who seek the throne of grace 153 

Thou art gone to the grave, &c 248 

Thou art, O God, the life and light 19 

Thou hidden love of God, whose height 166 

Thou, whose favors without number 232 

Thrice happy souls, who born from heaven 107 

Through all the changing scenes of life 13 

Through all the various shifting scenes 43 

Thus far on life's perplexing path 44 

Thy name, almighty Lord 267 

Times without number have I prayed 151 

To Him who children blessed 237 

To-morrow, Lord, is thine 203 

To prayer, to prayer, for the morning breaks 223 

To thee, O God, we homage pay 73 

W. 

Watchman, tell us of the night 52 

What is this that stirs within 159 

What must it be to dwell above 216 

What secret hand, at morning light 227 

When all thy mercies, O my God 42 

When, as returns this solemn day 10 

When before thy throne we kneel 9 

When darkness long has veiled my mind 193 

When 1 can read my title clear 219 

When I can trust my all with God 194 

When Israel, of the Lord beloved 163 

When life's tempestuous storms are o'er 212 

When, Lord, to this our western land 249 

When power divine, in mortal form 192 

Wherefore should man, frail child of clay 129 



304 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



While sounds of war are heard around 259 

While thee I seek, protecting Power 156 

While through this changing world we roam 210 

While, with ceaseless course, the sun 252 

Why should we lavish out our years 202 

Y. 

Ye faithful souls, who Jesus know .77 

Ye humble souls, that seek the Lord 68 

Ye servants of the Lord 104 



FROM THE 

PSALMS OF DAVID, 

ARRANGED FOR 

RESPONSES OR CHANTING. 



BOSTON: 
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PREFACE TO SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



The following selections from the Book of Psalms em- 
brace either the whole or portions of such among them as 
are adapted for use in Christian worship. They are 
designed for chanting by the choir, or for responses, or for 
a union of reading and singing. The last is the purpose 
which is had in view in the religious society where they 
are first introduced. Where they are employed for this 
purpose, the minister and people together will read the 
verses bearing odd numbers, (1, 3, 5, 7, &c.) and the 
choir will chant the intervening verses. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



PSALM I. 

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the 

counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the 
way of sinners, nor sitteth in the | seat ■ of 
the | scornful. 

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; 

and in his law doth he | medi- ■ -tate ] day • 
and | night. 

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the 

rivers of water, that bringeth forth his | 
fruit • in his | season ; 

4 His leaf also shall not wither ; and whatso- | 

-ever ; he | doeth ■ shall | prosper. 

5 The ungodly are not so : but are like the 

chaff which the wind | drive th ■ a- | -way. 

6 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the 

judgment, nor sinners in the congre- | -ga- ■ 
tion | of • the | righteous. 

7 For the Lord knoweth the | way * of the | 

righteous ; 

8 But the | way ■ of th' un- | -godly ■ shall | 

perish. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



PSALM IV. 

1 Hear me when I call, O | God • of my 

| righteousness. 

2 Thou hast enlarged me when I was in dis- 

tress ; have mercy up- | -on me, • and | hear 

• my | prayer. 

3 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my 

glory into shame ? how long will ye love 
vanity, and | seek • after | leasing ? 

4 But know that the Lord hath set apart him 

that is godly for himself : the Lord will | 
hear • when I | call • un- | -to him. 

5 Stand in awe, and sin not : commune with 

your own heart upon your | bed, and • be 
| still. 

6 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and | 

put • your | trust ■ in the | Lord. 

7 There be many that say, Who will | show us 

• any | good i 

8 Lord, lift thou up the light of thy | coun- • 

te- | -nance ■ up- | -on us. 

9 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more 

than in the time that their corn and their | 
wine * in- | -creased. 
10 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep : 
for thou, Lord, only | makest • me | dwell • 
in J safety. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



PSALM V. 

1 Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my 

| med- • -i- | -tation. 

2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, 

and my God : for unto | thee — | will • 
I | pray. 

3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O 

Lord; in the morning will I direct my 
prayer unto thee, and | will • look up. 

4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure 

in wickedness: neither shall | e- • -vil | 
dwell • with | thee. 

5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: 

thou hatest all | workers • of in- | -iquity. 

6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing : 

the Lord will abhor the | bloody • and 
de- | -ceit • ful | man. 

7 But as for me, I will come into thy house 

in the multitude of thy mercy : and in thy 
fear will I worship toward thy | ho • ly | 
temple. 

8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness, 

because of mine enemies ; make thy way 
| straight • be- | -fore • my | face. 

9 But let all those that put their trust in thee 

rejoice : let them ever shout for joy, be- 
cause | thou • de- | -fendest them : 
10 Let them also that love thy | name i be | 
joyful • in j thee. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



11 For thou, Lord, wilt | bless the | righteous ; 

12 With favour wilt thou compass | him • as | 

with • a | shield. 

PSALM VIII. 

1 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name 

in | all ■ the | earth ! 

2 Who hast set thy | glory • a- | -bove • the | 

heavens. 

3 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings 

hast thou ordained strength be- | -cause of 

• thine | enemies. 

4 That thou mightest still the | ene- • -my | 

and • the a- | -venger. 

5 When I consider thy heavens, the work of 

thy fingers ; the moon and the stars, which 
| thou • hast or- | -dained : 

6 What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? 

and the son of | man, • that thou | visit- • 
est I him? 

7 For thou hast made him a little lower than 

the angels, and hast crowned him with | 
glory • and | honour. 

8 Thou madest him to have dominion over 

the works of thy hands ; thou hast put j all 

• things | under ■ his | feet : 

9 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of 

the field; the fowl of the air, and the fish 
of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through 
the | paths ■ of the | seas. 
10 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy | 
name ■ in | all * the | earth ! 

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SELECTIONS FRC^I THE PSALMS. 



PSALM XVI. 

1 Preserve me, O God : for in thee do I | put ■ 

my | trust. 

2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, 

Thou art my Lord : my goodness ex- | 
ten- * -deth | not ■ to | thee ; 

3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and 

to the excellent, in whom is | all • my 
de- ! -light. 

4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten 

after another god : their drink-offerings of 
blood will I not offer, nor take up their | 
names ■ in- | -to • my | lips. 

5 The liord is the portion of mine inheritance 

and of my cup : thou main- 1 -tainest • my | 
lot. 

6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant 

places ; yea, I | have • a | good- • -ly | her- 
itage. 

7 I will bless the Lord, who hath given me 

counsel : my reins also instruct me in the | 
night — | seasons. 

8 I have set the Lord always before me : be- 

cause he is at my right hand, I | shall • 
not | be — | moved. 

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory 

rejoice th : my flesh also shall | rest ■ in | 
hope. 

10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in the 
grave ; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy 
| One • to | see ■ cor- | -ruption. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

11 Thou wilt show me the | path • of | life : 

12 In thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy 

right hand there are j pleasures • for | 
ev • er- | -more. 

PSALM XIX. 

1 The heavens declare the glory of God ; and 

the firmament sheweth his | han- • -dy | 
work. 

2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and | night • 

unto | night • sheweth | knowledge. 

3 There is no speech nor language, where 

their | voice is • not | heard. 

4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, 

and their | words ■ to the | end • of the | 
world. 

5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun : 

which is as a bridegroom coming out of his 
chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to 
j run • a | race. 

6 His going forth is from the end of the hea- 

ven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: 
and there is nothing | hid ■ from the | heat 
• there- | -of. 

7 The law of the Lord is perfect, con- | -vert- 

ing * the | soul : 

8 The testimony of the Lord is | sure, • mak- 

ing | wise • the | simple. 

9 The statutes of the Lord are right, re- | -jo ic- 

ing • the | heart : 
10 The commandment of the Lord is | pure, • 

en- | -lightening • the | eyes. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

11 The fear of the Lord is clean, en- | -during 

for | ever: 

12 The judgments of the Lord are | true • and 

| righteous ■ alto- | -gether. 

13 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, 

than much fine gold: sweeter also than 
honey and the | hon ■ ey | comb. 

14 Moreover, by them is thy servant warned : 

and in keeping of | them * there is | great • 
re- | -ward. 

15 Who can understand his errors? cleanse 

thou me from | se- • -cret | faults. 

16 Keep back thy servant also from presump- 

tuous sins; let them not | have • do- | 
-min • ion | over me : 

17 Then shall I be upright, and I shall be inno- 

cent from the | great * trans | gression. 

18 Let the words of my mouth, and the medi- 

tation of my heart, be acceptable in thy 
sight, O Lord, my | strength, * and | my • 
re- | -deemer. 

PSALM XXIII. 

1 The Lord is my shepherd; 1 1 shall • not | want. 

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : 

he leadeth me be- 1 -side • the | still — | waters. 

3 He restoreth my soul ; he leadeth me in the 

paths of righteousness for his | name's — j 
sake. 

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 

shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for 
thou art with me; thy | rod and • thy | 
staff • they | comfort me. 
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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the pres- 

ence of mine enemies : thou anointest my 
head with oil ; my | cup • runneth | over. 

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me 

all the days of my life : and I will dwell in 
the I house ■ of the | Lord • for | ever. 



PSALM XXIV. 

1 The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness 

thereof; the world, and they that | dwell * 
there- | -in. 

2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and 

es- | -tablished ■ it up- | -on ■ the | floods. 

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? 

and who shall stand in his | ho- • -ly | place? 

4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ; 

who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, 
nor j sworn — | de | -ceitfully. 

5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, 

and righteousness from the God of | his * 
sal- | -vation. 

6 This is the generation of them that seek 

him, that | seek • thy | face, • O | Jacob. 

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye 

lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King 
of glory | shall ■ come | in. 

8 Who is this King of glory 7 the Lord strong 

and mighty, the | Lord — | mighty 1 in J 
battle. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSAL3IS. 



9 Lift up your heads. O ye gates; even lift 
them up, ye everlasting doors ; and the 
King of glory | shall * come | in. 
10 Who is this King of glory ? the Lord of 
hosts. | he ■ is the | King * of j glory. 

PSALM XXV. 

1 Unto thee. 0 Lord, do I lift j up ■ my | soul. 

2 O my God. I trust in thee : let me not be 

ashamed, let not mine j ene- ■ -mies | tri- 1 
umph | over me. 

3 Yea. let none that wait on thee be ashamed : 

let them be ashamed which trans- | -gress 
with- • -out j cause. 

4 Shew me thy ways, O Lord ; | teach • me | 

thy — | paths. 

5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me : for 

thou art the God of my salvation : on thee 
do I | wait • all the j day. 

6 Remember. O Lord, thy tender mercies and 

thy loving-kmdnesses : for | they have * 
been j ever ■ of j old. 

7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my 

transgressions: according to thy mercy 
remember thou me for thy goodness' j 
sake, • O | Lord. 

8 Good and upright is the Lord : therefore 

will he teach j sin- ; -ners j in ■ the | way. 

9 The meek will he guide in judgment : and 

the meek will he j teach ■ his | way. 
10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and 
truth unto such as keep his | cove- • -nant 
| and ■ his | testimonies. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

11 For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine 

iniquity ; for | it • is ] great. 

12 What man is he that feareth the Lord? 
him shall he teach in the | way • that | 
he • shall | choose. 

His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed 

shall in- | -herit • the j earth. 
The secret of the Lord is with them that 
fear him ; and he will j shew • them | his 
— ] covenant. 

15 O keep my soul, and deliver me : let me not 

be ashamed; for I put my j trust • in | 
thee. 

16 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; 

for | 1 — | wait ■ on | thee. 

PSALM XXVI. 

1 Judge me, O Lord ; for I have walked in 

mine integrity : I have trusted also in the 
Lord ; therefore I | shall • not | slide. 

2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me ; try 

my | reins — | and • my | heart. 

3 For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes : 

and I have walked in | thy — | truth. 

4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither 

will I go | in — | with • dis- j -semblers. 

5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers ; 

and will not | sit • with the | wicked. 

6 I will wash my hands in innocency : so will 

1 | compass • thine | altar, • O | Lord : 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

7 That I may publish with the voice of 

thanksgiving, and tell of all thy | won- 
. -drous | works. 

8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy 

house, and the place where | thine — | 
hon- 1 -our | dwelleth. 

9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my 

life with | blood- ■ -y | men : 

10 In whose hands is mischief, and their | right 

• hand is | full ■ of | bribes. 

11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity : 

redeem me, and be merciful | un- * -to ( 
me. 

12 My foot standeth in an even place : in the 

congregations will | I — | bless i the | Lord. 



psalm XXVII. 

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; | 

whom shall * I | fear ? 

2 The Lord is the strength of my life: of | 

whom • shall I | be * a- | -fraid 1 

3 When the wicked, even mine enemies and 

my foes, came upon me to consume me, 
they | stumbled ■ and | fell. 

4 Though an host should encamp against me, 

my heart shall not fear : though war should 
rise against me, in | this ■ will | I • be ] 
confident. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



5 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that 

will I seek after ; that I may dwell in the 
house of the Lord all the I days of ■ my 1 
life : 

6 To behold the beauty of the Lord, and to 

in- | -quire ■ in | his — | temple. 

7 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me 

in | his • pa- | -vilion : 

8 In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide 

me; he shall set me | up • up- ( -on ■ a 
| rock. 

9 And now shall mine head be lifted up above 

mine enemies j round ■ a- | -bout me : 

10 Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sac- 

rifices of joy : I will sing, yea, I will sing 
| prai- • -ses | unto • the | Lord. 

11 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: 

have mercy also upon me, and | an- • 
-swer | me. 

12 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my 

heart said unto thee, Thy | face, • Lord, | 
will • I | seek. 

13 Hide not thy face far from me ; put not thy 

servant a- | -way * in | anger : 

14 Thou hast been my help; leave me not, 

neither forsake me, O | God • of | my * 
sal- | -vation. 

15 When my father and my mother forsake 

me, then the Lord will | take ■ me | up. 

16 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me 

in a plain path, be- | -cause t of | mine — 

| enemies. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



17 I had fainted 7 unless I had believed to see 

the goodness of the Lord, in the | land • 
of the | living. 

18 Wait on the Lord : be of good courage, and 

he shall strengthen thine heart: j wait, • 
I | say, • on the | Lord. 

psalm XXIX. 

1 Give unto the Lord, 0 ye mighty, give unto 

the Lord | glory • and | strength. 

2 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his 

name ; worship the | Lord ■ in the | beauty 
• of | holiness. 

3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters : 

the God of glory thundereth : the Lord is 
up- | -on * many | waters. 

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful ; the 

voice of the | Lord • is | full • of | majesty. 

5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars ; 

yea, the Lord breaketh the | cedars * of | 
Lebanon. 

6 The voice of the Lord di- | -videth • the j 

flames ■ of | fire. 

7 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilder- 

ness ; the Lord shaketh the | wilderness • 
of | Kadesh. 

8 The Lord sitteth itpon the flood; yea, the 

] Lord • sitteth | King • for | ever. 

9 The Lord will give strength un- ] -to • his | 

people. 

10 The Lord will | bless • his | people • with | 
peace. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



PSALM XXXIII. 

1 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; for 

praise is | comely • for the | upright. 

2 Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him 

with the psaltery and an | instru- • -ment 
of | ten — | strings. 

3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully 

with a | loud - — | noise. 

4 For the word of the Lord is right ; and all 

his | works • are | done ■ in | truth. 

5 He loveth righteousness and judgment : the 

earth is full of the | goodness • of the | 
Lord. 

6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens 

made ; and all the host of them by the | 
breath * of | his — | mouth. 

7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together 

as an heap : he layeth up the | depth • in 
| store-houses. 

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the 

inhabitants of the | world • stand in | awe 
• of | him. 

9 For he spake, and it was done; he com- 

manded, and it | stood — | fast. 
10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the hea- 
then to nought: he maketh the devices 
of the | people • of | none ■ ef- j -feet. 
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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

11 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, 

the thoughts of his heart to | all • gene- j 
-rations. 

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the 

Lord; and the people whom he hath 
chosen for his | own • in- | -her- • -i- | 
-tance. 

13 The Lord looketh from heaven ; he behold- 

eth all the | sons * of | men. 

14 From the place of his habitation he looketh 

upon all the in- | -habi- ■ -tants | of ■ the | 
earth. 

15 He fashioneth their hearts alike: he con- 

sidered | all • their | works. 

16 There is no king saved by the multitude of 

an host : a mighty man is not de- | -liv- 
er' d • by | much — | strength. 

17 An horse is a vain thing for safety : neither 

shall he deliver any by | his • great | 
strength. 

18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them 

that fear him, upon them that | hope • in 
| his — | mercy. 

1& To deliver their soul from death, and to 
keep them a- | -live ■ in | famine. 

20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord : he is- our | 

help • and | our — | shield. 

21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because 

we have trusted in his | ho- • -ly | name. 

22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, ac- | 

-cording ■ as we | hope • in | thee. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



PSALM XXXIV. 

1 I will bless the Lord at all times: his 

praise shall continually | be in • my | 
mouth. 

2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : 

the humble shall | hear ■ there- | -of, and 

• be | glad. 

3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us 

exalt his | name ■ to- | -gether. 

4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and 

de- | -liver' d ■ me from | all • my | fears. 

5 They looked unto him, and were lightened : 

and their faces were | not • a- | -shamed. 

6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard 

him, and saved him | out • of | all ■ his | 
troubles. 

7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round 

about them that fear him, and de- | -liver- 

• -eth | them. 

8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: 

blessed is the | man ; that | trusteth • 
in | him. 

9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there 

is no want to them that | fear — | him. 
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hun- 
ger : but they that seek the Lord shall 
not | want — | any • good | thing. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me : I will 

teach you the | fear ■ of the | Lord. 

12 What man is he that desireth life, and 

loveth many days, that | he • may | see — 
| good? 

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips 

from | speak- • -ing | guile. 

14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek | peace 

— | and pur- [ -sue it. 

15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the right- 

eous, and his ears are open un- | -to * their 

I cr y- 

16 The face of the Lord is against them that 

do evil, to cut off the re- | -membrance • 
of [ them * from the | earth. 

17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, 

and delivereth them out of | all • their | 
troubles. 

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a 

broken heart; and saveth such as | be * 
of a | con- • -trite | spirit. 

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous; 

but the Lord delivereth him | out of ■ 
them | all. 

20 He keepeth all his bones : not ] one ■ of | 

them * is | broken. 

21 Evil shall slay the wicked : and they that 

hate the righteous | shall ■ be | desolate. 

22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants : 

and none of them that | trust • in | him 
shall ■ be | desolate. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



PSALM XXXVII. 

1 Fret not thyself because of evil doers, nei- 

ther be thou envious against the | work- 
ers ■ of in- | -iquity. 

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the 

grass, and | wither * as the | green — | 
herb. 

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good: so shalt 

thou dwell in the land, and verily thou | 
shalt * be j fed. 

4 Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he 

shall give thee the de- | -sires • of | thine 
— heart. 

5 Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also 

in him; and he shall | bring it • to | pass; 

6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness 

as the light, and thy | judg- • -ment J as * 
the | noon-day. 

7 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath : fret 

not thyself in any wise | to • do | evil. 

8 For evil doers shall be cut off : but those that 

wait upon the Lord. | they ■ shall in- | 
-herit ■ the | earth. 

9 The steps of a good man are ordered by 

the Lord : and he de- | -light eth • in his [ 
way. 

10 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast 
down : for the Lord up- | -holdeth ■ him | 
with • his | hand. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

11 I have been young, and now am old; yet 

have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor 
his | seed * begging | bread. 

12 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his | 

seed — | is — | blessed. 

13 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell 

for | ev- • -er- | -more. 

14 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh 

not his saints ; they are preserved forever : 
but the seed of the | wicked • shall | be • 
cut | off. 

15 The righteous shall inherit the land, and 

dwell there- | -in ■ for | ever. 

16 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wis- 

dom, and his j tongue — | talketh ■ of ] 
judgment. 

17 The law of his God is in his heart ; none of 

his | steps • shall | slide. 

18 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and | 

seeketh • to | slay — | him. 

19 The Lord will not leave him in his hand, 

nor condemn him when | he • is | judged. 

20 Wait on the Lord and keep his way, and he 

shall exalt thee to inherit the land : When 
the wicked are cut oif, | thou — | shalt — 
| see it. 

21 I have seen the wicked in great power, and 

spreading himself like a | green — | bay- 
tree. 

22 Yet he passed away, and lo, he was not; 

yea, I sought him, but | he ■ could | not • 
be | found. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

23 Mark the perfect man, and behold the up- 

right : for the end of that | man * is j 
peace. 

24 But the transgressors shall be destroyed to- 

gether : the end of the | wicked • shall | 
be • cut | off. 

25 But the salvation of the righteous is of the 

Lord: he is their strength in the | time • 
of | trouble. 

26 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver 

them : he shall deliver them from the 
wicked, and save them, be- | -cause \ 
they | trust • in | him. 



PSALM xxxix. 

1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I 

sin not with my tongue : I will keep my 
mouth with a bridle, while the ( wicked ■ 
is be- | -fore me. 

2 I was dumb with silence ; I held my peace, 

even from good; and my | sor- • -row | 
was — | stirred. 

3 My heart was hot within me ; while I was 

musing the fire burned ; then | spake I • 
with my | tongue. 

4 Lord, make me to know mine end, and the 

measure of my days, what it is; that I 
may | know ; how | frail ■ I J am. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an 

handbreadth ; and mine age is as nothing 
before thee : verily every man at his best 
state is alto- | -geth- ■ -er | vanity. 

6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew : 

surely they are disquieted in vain : he 
heapeth up riches, and knoweth not | who ■ 
shall | gath- • -er | them. 

7 And now, Lord, what wait 1 for ? my | hope 

is • in J thee. 

8 Deliver me from all my transgressions : 

make me not the re- 1 -proach — | of ■ the | 
foolish. 

9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; be- | 

cause • thou | didst it. 

10 Remove thy stroke away from me : I am 

consumed by the | blow ■ of j thine — | 
hand. 

11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man 

for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to 
consume away like a moth : surely every | 
man ■ is | vanity. 

12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto 

my cry; hold not thy | peace — | at • my | 
tears. 

13 For I am a stranger with thee and a so- 

journer, as all my [ fath- ■ -ers | were. 

14 O spare me, that I may recover strength, be- 

fore I go | hence, ■ and | be • no | more. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS 



PSALM XL. 

1 I waited patiently for the Lord ; and he in- 

clined unto me, and [ heard • my | cry. 

2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, 

out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon 
a rock, and es- | -tab- • -lish'd | my — | 
goings. 

3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, 

even praise unto our God : many shall see 
it, and fear, and shall | trust i in the | 
Lord. 

4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord 

his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor 
such as | turn • a- | -side • to | lies. 

5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful 

works which thou hast done, and thy 
thoughts which | are ■ to | us- ward : 

6 They cannot be reckoned up in order unto 

thee: if I would declare and speak of 
them, they are | more * than | can r be | 
numbered. 

7 Sacrifice and offering thou | didst < not de- | 

-sire. 

8 Mine ears hast thou opened : burnt-offering 

and sin-offering j hast • thou | not • re- | 
-quired. 

9 Then said I, Lo, I come : in the volume of 

the book it is | written • of | me, 
10 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, 
thy | law * is with- | -in • my | heart. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

11 I have preached righteousness in the | great 

• congre- | -gation. 

12 Lo, I have not refrained my | lips, ■ O | 

Lord, • thou | knowest. 

13 I have not hid thy righteousness with- | -in • 

my | heart. 

14 I have declared thy faithfulness and thy sal- 

vation : I have not concealed thy loving- 
kindness and thy | truth * from the | great 

• congre- j -gation. 

15 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies | from 

me, * O | Lord. 

16 Let thy loving-kindness and thy truth con- | 

-tinually • pre- | -serve — | me. 

17 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be j 

glad • in | thee. 

18 Let such as love thy salvation say continu- 

ally, the | Lord ■ be | mag- • -ni- | -fied. 

19 But I am poor and needy ; yet the Lord 

thinketh up- | -on — | me. 

20 Thou art my help and my deliverer ; make 

no | tarry- • -ing, | O • my | God. 

PSALM XLII. 

1 As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, 

so panteth my soul after | thee, * O | God. 

2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living 

God : when shall I come and ap- | -pear ■ 
be- | -fore — | God ? 

3 My tears have been my meat | day ■ and | 

night, 

4 While they continually say unto me, | 

Where ■ is | thy — | God? 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



5 When I remember these things, I pour out 

my soul in me : for I had | gone ■ with 
the | multitude. 

6 I went with them to the house of God, with 

the voice of joy and praise, with a multi- 
tude that | kept — | ho- • -ly | day. 

7 Why art thou cast down, O my soiil ? and 

why art thou dis- | -quiet- • -ed | in me ? 

8 Hope thou in God : for I shall yet praise 

him for the | help • of | his — | counte- 
nance. 

9 O my God, my soul is cast | down • with- | 

-in me. 

10 Therefore will I remember thee from the 

land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, | 
from • the [ hill — | Mizar. 

11 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy 

water-spouts : all thy waves and thy bil- 
lows are | gone — | over me. 

12 Yet the Lord will command his loving-kind- 

ness in the day time, and in the night his 
song shall be with me, and my prayer 
unto the | God • of | my — | life. 

13 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast 

thou forgotten me ] why go I mourning 
because of the op- | -pression • of the | 
enemy 1 

14 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies 

reproach me ; while they say daily unto 
me, | Where • is j thy — | God ? 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



15 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and 

why art thou dis- | -quiet- * -ed with- | -in 
me? 

16 Hope thou in God : for I shall yet praise 

him, who is the health of my | counte- ■ 
-nance, | and ■ my | God. 

PSAL3I XLYI. 

1 God is our refuge and strength, a very 

present j help • in | trouble. 

2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth 

be removed, and though the mountains be 
carried in- | -to ■ the | midst ■ of the | sea ; 

3 Though the waters thereof | roar ■ and be | 

troubled. 

4 Though the mountains | shake ■ with the | 

swelling • there- | -of. 

5 There is a river, the streams whereof shall 

make glad the | city ■ of | God. 

6 The holy place of the | tabernacles ■ of the | 

Most — | High. 

7 God is in the midst of her : she shall | not • 

be | moved. 

8 God shall | help her, ■ and | that • right | 

early. 

9 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were 

moved : he uttered his voice, the ] earth 
— | melted. 

10 The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of | 
Ja- * -cob | is • our | refuge. 

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11 Come, behold the works of the Lord, what 

desolations he hath | made - in the | earth. 

12 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the 

earth : he breaketh the bow, and cutteth 
the spear in sunder : he | burneth ■ the j 
chariot * in the | fire. 

13 Be still, and know that I am God : I will be 

exalted among the heathen, I will be ex- 
| -alted • in the | earth. 

14 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of | 

Ja- * -cob | is • our | refuge. 

psalm XLvm. 

1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised 

in the city of our God, in the | mountain ■ 
of his holiness. 

2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole 

earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the 
north, the | city ■ of the | great — [ King. 

3 God is known in her palaces | for • a | refuge. 

4 As we have heard, so have we seen in the 

city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our 
God : God will es- | -tablish * it | for — | 
ever. 

5 We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O 

God, in the | midst of ■ thy | temple. 

6 According to thy name, O God, so is thy 

praise unto the ends of the earth : thy 
right | hand ■ is | full • of j righteousness. 

7 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of 

Judah be glad, be- | -cause of ■ thy | judg- 
ments. 

8 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: | 

tell * the | towers • there- | -of. 

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9 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her 
palaces ; that ye may tell it to the gene- | 
-ra- • -tion | following. 
10 For this God is our God for ever and ever : 
he will be our | guide ■ even | un- ■ -to | 
death. 

PSALM L. 

1 The mighty God, even the Lord, hath 

spoken, and called the earth from the 
rising of the sun unto the going j down # 
there- | -of. 

2 Out of Zion, the perfection of | beau- • -ty, | 

God • hath | shined. 

3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep 

silence: a fire shall devour before him, 
and it shall be very tempestuous | round • 
a- | -bout him. 

4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and 

to the earth, that | he ■ may ( judge • his | 
people. 

5 Gather my saints together unto me ; those 

that have made a covenant with | me • 
by sacrifice. 

6 And the heavens shall declare his righteous- 

ness : for | God ■ is ] judge ■ him- | -self. 

7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O 

Israel, and I will testify against thee : I 
am God, even | thy — | God. 

8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or 

thy burnt-offerings to have ] been • con- j 
-tinually ■ be- | -fore me. 

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9 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor 

he-goats | out of • thy | folds. 
10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and 
the cattle up- | -on • a | thou- • -sand | 
hills. 

Ill know all the fowls of the mountains : and 
the wild beasts of the | field • are | mine. 

12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee : for 

the world is | mine, • and the | fulness ■ 
there- | -of. 

13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the | 

blood • of | goats? 

14 Offer unto God thanksgiving ; and pay thy ] 

vows • un- | -to the ■ Most | High. 

15 And call upon me in the day of trouble : I 

will deliver thee, and thou shalt | glori- • 
-fy | me. 

16 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me : and to 

him that ordereth his conversation aright 
will I | shew the ■ sal- | -vation ■ of | God. 

PSALM LI. 

1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to 

thy | lov- • -ing | kindness. 

2 According unto the multitude of thy tender 

mercies | blot - out | my • trans- | -gres- 
sions. 

3 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, 

and cleanse me | from • my | sin. 

4 For I acknowledge my transgressions : and 

my | sin • is | ever • be- | -fore me. 

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5 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward 

parts : and in the hidden part thou shalt 
make | me to • know J wisdom. 

6 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : 

wash me, and I | shall • be | whiter ■ than 
j snow. 

7 Make me to hear joy and gladness ; that the 

bones which thou hast broken | may ■ 
re- | -joice. 

8 Hide thy face from my sins, and | blot 1 out 

| all * mine in- | -iquities. 

9 Create in me a clean heart, O God ; and 

renew a right | spirit ■ with- | -in me. 

10 Cast me not away from thy presence ; and 

take not thy | ho- ■ -ly | spi- • -rit | from 
me. 

11 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; 

and uphold me with | thy ; free | spirit. 

12 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways ; 

and sinners shall be con- | -ver- • -ted | 
un- • -to | thee. 

13 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, 

thou God of | my ■ sal- | -vation : 

14 And my tongue shall sing a- | -loud • of | 

thy — | righteousness. 

15 O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth 

shall shew | forth • thy | praise. 

16 For thou desirest not sacrifice ; else would I 

give it : thou delightest ] not • in | burnt- 
— | -offering. 

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17 The sacrifices of God are a j bro- 9 -ken | 

spirit : 

18 A broken and a contrite heart, O God, | thou 

• wilt | not ■ des- | -pise. 



PSALM LXII. 

1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God : from him 

cometh | my ■ sal- | -vation. 

2 He only is my rock and my salvation ; he is 

my defence ; I shall | not * be | great- • -ly 
| moved. 

3 My soul, wait thou only upon God ; for my 

expectation ] is • from | him. 

4 He only is my rock and my salvation : he is 

my defence; | I * shall | not • be | moved. 

5 In God is my salvation and my glory : the 

rock of my strength, and my refuge, | is • 
in | God. 

6 Trust in him at all times ; ye people, pour 

out your heart before him : | God • is a | 
refuge ■ for | us. 

7 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and 

men of high degree | are • a | lie. 

8 To be laid in the balance, they are alto- 

gether | light- * -er | than — | vanity. 

9 Trust not in oppression, and become not | 

vain • in | robbery: 
10 If riches increase, set | not • your | heart ■ 
up- | -on them. 

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11 God hath spoken once ; twice have I heard 

this; that power belongeth | un- • -to | 
God. 

12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy : 

for thou renderest to every man ac- | -cord- 

• -ing | to * his | work. 

PSALM LXIII. 

1 O God, thou art my God ; early will I | seek 

— | thee : 

2 My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth 

for thee in a dry and thirsty | land, • 
where no | wa- • -ter j is ; 

3 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I 

have seen thee ] in * the | sanctuary. 

4 Because thy loving-kindness is better than 

life, my | lips ■ shall | praise — | thee. 

5 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift 

up my | hands in ■ thy | name. 

6 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow 

and fatness ; and my mouth shall | praise 

• thee with j joy- ■ -ful | lips. 

7 When I remember thee upon my bed, and 

meditate on thee in the | night — | 
watches. 

8 Because thou hast been my help, therefore 

in the shadow of thy | wings • will | I ■ 
re- | -joice. 

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PSALM LXV. 

1 Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion : and 

unto thee shall the | vow ■ be per- j 
-formed. 

2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto | thee ■ 

shall | all ■ flesh | come. 

3 Iniquities pre- | -vail ; a- | -gainst me : 

4 As for our transgressions, | thou • shalt | 

purge them * a- | -way. 

5 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and 

eausest to approach unto thee, that he 
may dwell in • thy | courts. 

6 We shall be satisfied with the goodness of 

thy house, | even ■ of thy | ho- • -ly | tem- 
ple. 

7 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou 

answer us, O God of | our • sal- | -vation; 

8 Who art the confidence of all the ends of the 

earth, and of them that are afar | off • 
up- | -on ■ the | sea : 

9 Which by his strength setteth fast the moun- 

tains ; being | girded ■ with | power : 

10 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the 

noise of their waves, and the | tu- • -mult | 
of • the | people. 

11 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts 

are afraid at | thy — | tokens. 

12 Thou makest the out-goings of the morning 

and | even- • -ing | to • re- | -joice. 

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13 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: 

thou greatly enrichest it with the river of 
God, which is | full ■ of | water : 

14 Thou preparest them corn, when thou hast 

| so • pro- | -vi- • -ded | for it. 

15 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abun- 

dantly : thou settlest the | furrows • 
there- | -of. 

16 Thou makest it soft with showers : thou | 

blessest * the ] springing • there- | -of. 

17 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; 

and thy | paths ■ drop | fatness. 

18 They drop upon the pastures of the wilder- 

ness : and the little hills re- | -joice • on | 
eve- • -ry | side. 

19 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the 

valleys also are covered | over • with | 
corn. 

20 They shout for j joy, ■ they | al- * -so | sing. 

PSALM LXVI. 

1 Make a joyful noise unto God, | all • ye | 

lands : 

2 Sing forth the honour of his | name : • make 

| his • praise | glorious. 

3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy 

works ! through the greatness of thy 
power shall thine enemies submit them- | 
-selves • unto j thee. 

4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall 

sing unto thee; they shall | sing • to j thy 
— | name. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

5 Come and see the works of God : he is terri- 

ble in his doing to ward the | children * of 
| men. 

6 He turned the sea into dry land : they went 

through the flood on foot : there did | we • 
re- | -joice ■ in | him. 

7 He ruleth by his power for ever : his eyes 

be- | -hold • the [ nations. 

8 Let not the re- | -bel- • -lious ex- | -alt • 

them- | -selves. 

9 O bless our God, ye people, and make the 

voice of his | praise to • be | heard : 

10 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth 

not our | feet • to | be — | moved. 

11 I will go into thy house with burnt offer- 

ings : I will | pay thee ; my | vows, 

12 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth 

hath spoken, when | I ■ was | in — | trou- 
ble. 

13 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I 

will declare what he hath | done for • my 
| soul. 

14 I cried unto him with my mouth, and he 

was ex- | -tol- • -led | with • my | tongue. 

15 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the | Lord 

will * not | hear me : 

16 But verily God hath heard me; he hath 

attended to the | voice • of [ my — • j 
prayer. 

17 Blessed be God, which hath not turned a- | 

-way • my | prayer, 

18 Nor his ] mer- • -cy I from — | me. 

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PSALM LXV1I. 

1 God be merciful unto | us, ■ and | bless us ; 

2 And cause his | face • to | shine • up- | -on 

us. 

3 That thy way may be | known up- ? -on | 

earth, 

4 Thy saving | health • a- | -mong • all | na- 

tions. 

5 Let the people | praise thee, • O | God ; 

6 Let | all the • people | praise ■ — | thee. 

7 O let the nations be glad and | sing • for | 

joy: 

8 For thou shalt judge the people righteously, 

and govern the | na- ■ -tions | up- • -on | 
earth. 

9 Let the people | praise thee, • O | God, 

10 Let | all the ■ people | praise — | thee. 

11 Then shall the earth yield her increase: and 

God, even our | own • God, shall | bless 
us. 

12 God shall bless us, and all the ends of the | 

earth • shall | fear — | him. 

PSALM LXXI. 

1 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust ; let me 

never be | put to • con- | -fusion. 

2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause 

me to escape : incline thine | ear * unto | 
me, ■ and I save me. 

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3 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I 

may con- | -tinually • re- | -sort : 

4 Thou hast given commandment to save me; 

for thou art my | rock ■ and | my — | for- 
tress. 

5 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and 

with thy honour | all • the | day. 

6 Cast me not off in the time of old age ; for- 

sake me | not ■ when my | strength — j 
faileth. 

7 O God, thou hast taught me | from ? my | 

youth : 

8 And hitherto have I de- | -clared • thy | 

won- ■ -drous j works. 

9 Now also when I am old and grey-headed, 

O God, for- | -sake ■ me | not ; 

10 Until I have shewed thy strength unto this 

generation, and thy power to every | one • 
that | is • to | come. 

11 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very 

high, who hast done great things : O God, 
who is | like ■ unto ( thee ? 

12 Thou, which hast shewed me great and sor:> 

troubles, shalt quicken me again, and 
shalt bring me up again from the | depths 
— | of • the | earth. 

13 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and com- 

fort me on eve- • -ry | side. 

14 I will praise thee with the psaltery, even thy 

truth, O my God : unto thee will I sing 
with the harp, O thou | Ho- ■ -ly | One • 
of | Israel. 

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15 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing 

unto thee; and my soul, which | thou . 
hast re- | -deemed. 

16 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteous- 

ness all the day long : for they are con- 
founded, for they are brought unto | 
shame, ■ that | seek * my | hurt. 

PSALM LXXII. 

1 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and 

thy righteousness unto the | king's — j 
son. 

2 He shall judge thy people with righteous- 

ness, and thy | poor — | with — | judg- 
ment. 

3 The mountains shall bring peace to the peo- 

ple, and the little | hills, • by | righteous- 
ness. 

4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he 

shall save the children of the needy, and 
shall break in | pie- ■ -ces | the • op- | 
-pressor. 

5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and 

moon endure, throughout | all • gene- | 
-rations. 

6 He shall come down like rain upon the 

mown grass : as | showers ■ that | water • 
the | earth. 

7 In his days shall the righteous flourish : and 

abundance of peace so long as the | moon 
• en- | -dureth. 

8 He shall have dominion also from sea to 

sea, and from the river unto the | ends — 
| of • the | earth. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow 
before him; and his enemies shall | lick ■ 
the | dust. 

10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall 

bring presents : the kings of Sheba and | 
Seba ■ shall | offer j gifts. 

11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him : 

all | nations • shall | serve him. 

12 For. he shall deliver the needy when he 

crieth; the poor also, and | him • that | 
hath • no j helper. 

13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall 

save the | souls • of the | needy. 

14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and 

violence : and precious shall their | blood • 
be | in • his | sight. 

15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given 

of the j gold * of | Sheba :. 

16 Prayer also shall be made for him continu- 

ally ; and | daily ■ shall j he ■ be | praised. 

17 There shall be an handful of corn in the 

earth upon the top of the mountains ; the 
fruit thereof shall | shake • like j Leba- 
non : 

18 And they of the city shall | flourish • like | 

grass of . the | earth. 

19 His name shall endure for ever : his name 

shall be continued as | long * as the | sun. 

20 And men shall be blessed in him : all | na- 

tions • shall | call • him | blessed. 

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21 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, 

who only doeth | won- • -drous | things. 

22 And blessed be his glorious name for ever : 

and let the whole earth be filled with 
his | glory. • A- | -men, and ■ A- | -men. 

PSALM LXXVII. 

1 I cried unto God with my voice, even unto 

God with my voice : and he gave | ear ■ 
un- | -to me. 

2 In the day of my j trouble ■ I | sought ■ the | 

Lord : 

3 I have considered the days of old, the years 

of | an- * -cient | times. 

4 I call to remembrance my song in the night : 

I commune with mine own heart : and 
my | spirit ■ made | dili- ■ -gent | search. 

5 Will the Lord cast off for ever ? and will he 

be | favourable - no | more 1 

6 Is his mercy clean gone for ever ? doth his 

promise | fail ■ for j ev- • -er- | -more ? 

7 Hath God forgotten to be gracious ? hath he 

in anger shut up his | ten- ■ -der | mer- 
cies? 

8 And I said, This is my infirmity : but I will 

remember the years of the right J hand • 
of | the • Most | High. 

9 I will remember the works of the Lord : 

surely I will remember thy I wonders • of I 
old. 

10 1 will meditate also of all thy work, and j 
talk • of j thy — | doings. 

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11 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary : who 

is so great a God as | our — | God ! 

12 Thou art the | God • that | do- 1 -est | won- 

ders : 

13 Thou hast declared thy strength a- | -mong • 

the | people. 

14 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy 

people, the | sons * of | Jacob ■ and | Jo- 
seph. 

15 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters 

saw thee ; they were afraid : the depths | 
also • were | troubled 

16 The clouds poured out water: the skies 

sent out a sound : thine | arrows • also | 
went • a- I -broad. 

17 The voice of thy thunder was | in • the j 

heaven. 

18 The lightnings lightened the world : the J 

earth — | trembled ■ and | shook. 

19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the 

great waters, and thy footsteps are • not | 
known. 

20 Thou leddest thy people like a flock by 

the j hand • of | Moses • and | Aaron. 

PSALM LXXX. 

1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that 

leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that 
dwellest between the | cherubims, • shine | 
forth. 

2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manas- 

seh stir up thy | strength, • and | come • 
and | save us. 

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3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face 

to shine ; and | we shall ■ be | saved. 

4 O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be 

angry against the | prayer ■ of | thy — | 
people ] 

5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears ; 

and givest them tears to | drink in ■ great | 
measure. 

6 Thou makes! us a strife unto our neigh- 

bours : and our enemies | laugh ■ a- | 
-mong • them- | -selves. 

7 Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause 

thy | face ■ to | shine, 

8 And | we ■ shall ] be — | saved. 

9 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt : 

thou hast cast ou! the | heathen ■ and | 
planted it. 

10 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst 

cause it to take deep | root, ■ and it | filled ■ 
the | land. 

11 The hills were covered with the shadow of 

it, and the boughs thereof were like the | 
good- • 4y | cedars. 

12 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and 

her | branches ■ un- | -to ■ the ( river. 

13 Why hast thou then broken down her 

hedges, so that all they which pass by 
the | way ■ do j pluck her 1 

14 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and 

the wild beast of the | field — ] doth ■ 
de- ] -vour it. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

15 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts : 

look down from heaven, and behold, and | 
visit • this | vine. 

16 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath 

planted, and the branch that thou madest | 
strong • for | thy | -self. 

17 It is burnt with fire, it is cast down : they 

perish at the re- | -buke of • thy | coun- 
tenance. 

18 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right 

hand, upon the son of man whom thou 
madest | strong • for ] thy | -self. 

19 So will not we go back from thee : quicken 

us, and we will call up- | -on • thy | name. 

20 Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause 

thy face to shine ; and | we ■ shall | be — 
| saved. 



PSALM LXXXIV. 

1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O | Lord 1 

of | hosts ! 

2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the 

courts of the Lord : my heart and my 
flesh crieth | out • for the | liv- * -ing I 
God. 

3 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : 

they will be still | prais- ■ -ing | thee. 

4 Blessed is the man whose strength is in 

thee ; in whose | heart • are the | ways • 
of | them. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

5 They go from strength to strength, every- 

one of them in Zion appeareth be- | -fore 
— | God. 

6 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : give | 

ear, 1 O | God ■ of | Jacob. 

7 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon 

the face of | thine ■ an- | -ointed. 

8 For a day in thy courts is better than a 

thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper 
in the house of my God, than to | dwell • in 
the | tents * of | wickedness. 

9 For the Lord God is a sun and shield : the 

Lord will give grace and glory ; no good 
thing will he withhold from them that | 
walk ■ up- | -rightly. 
10 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the | man • that | 
trusteth ■ in | thee. 



PSALM LXXXV. 

1 Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy 

land : thou hast brought back the cap- | 
-tivity * of | Jacob. 

2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy peo- 

ple, thou hast | cover- ■ -ed J all * their | 
sin. 

3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath : thou 

hast turned thyself from the | fierceness • 
of thine | anger. 

4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause 

thine ] anger ■ toward | us * to | cease. 

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5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever I wilt 

thou draw out thine anger to | all • gen- 
e- | -rations? 

6 Wilt thou not revive us again : that thy peo- 

ple | may • re- | -joice • in | thee? 

7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us | 

thy • sal- | -vation. 

8 I will hear what | God • the | Lord • will | 

speak. 

9 For he will speak peace unto his people, and 

to his saints : but let them not turn a- | 
-gain * to | folly. 

10 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear 

him ; that | glory • may | dwell in • our | 
land. 

11 Mercy and truth are met together; righte- 

ousness and peace have | kissed ■ each | 
other. 

12 Truth shall spring out of the earth ; and 

righteousness | shall * look | down * from | 
heaven. 

13 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is 

good; and our land shall | yield • her | 

increase. 

14 Righteousness shall go before him; and 

shall set us in the | way — | of • his | 
steps. 

PSALM LXXXVI. 

1 Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me : for 

I am | poor • and | needy. 

2 Preserve my soul ; for I am holy : O thou 

my God, save thy | servant * that | trust- 

eth * in | thee, 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

3 Be merciful unto me. O Lord : for I cry | 

unto • thee | daily. 

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant : for unto 

thee. O Lord, do I [ lift * up | my — | 
soul. 

5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to for- 

give ; and plenteous in mercy unto all them 
that | call • up- | -on thee. 

6 Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer ; and at- 

tend to the voice of | my — | sup- • -pli- j 
-cations. 

7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon 

thee : for | thou • wilt [ answer me. 

8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, 

O Lord ; neither are there any | works ■ 
like | unto • thy | works. 

9 All nations whom thou hast made shall 

come and worship before thee. O Lord; 
and shall | glorify ■ thy | name. 

10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous 

things : | thou • art | God ■ a- | -lone. 

11 Teach me thy way, O Lord ; I will walk in 

thy truth : unite my heart to | fear . thy | 
name. 

12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all 

my heart : and I will glorify thy | name - 
for | ev- • -er- ] -more. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



PSALM LXXXIX. 

1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for 

ever : with my mouth will I make known 
thy faithfulness to | all • gene- | -rations. 

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up 

for ever : thy faithfulness shalt thou es- | 
-tablish • in the | ve- ■ -ry | heavens. 

3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, 

I have sworn unto | David • my | ser- 
vant, 

4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build 

up thy | throne • to | all ■ gene- | rations. 

5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, 

O Lord : thy faithfulness also in the con- 
gregation | of • the | saints. 

6 For who in the heaven can be compared 

unto the Lord? who among the sons of 
the mighty can be | likened • un~ | -to • 
the | Lord ? 

7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly 

of the saints, and to be had in reverence 
of all them that | are • a- | -bout him. 

8 O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord 

like unto thee ? or to thy | faithful- • -ness 
| round • a- | -botit thee ? 

9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when 

the waves therefore arise, thou | still- • 
-est | them. 

10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one 
that is slain; thou hast scattered thine 
enemies | with ■ thy | strong — | arm. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is 

thine: as for the world and the fulness 
thereof, thou hast ] foun- * -ded | them. 

12 The north and the south thou hast created 

them: Tabor and Hermon shall re- | 
-joice • in | thy — | name. 

13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy 

hand, and high is | thy * right ) hand. 

14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of 

thy throne : mercy and truth shall | go ■ 
be- | -fore • thy | face. 

15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful 

sound : they shall walk, O Lord, in the j 
light of • thy | countenance. 

16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day : 

and in thy righteousness shall | they — j 
be • ex- | -alted. 

17 For thou art the glory of their strength ; and 

in thy favour our horn shall | be ■ ex- | 
-alted. 

18 For the Lord is our defence ; and the Holy 

One of | Is- • -rael [ is • our | king. 



PSALM XC. 

1 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place hi j 

all * gene- ] -rations. 

2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or 

ever thou hadst formed the earth and the 
world, even from everlasting to ever- | 
-last- • -ing, | thou ■ art | God. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

3 Thou turnest man to destruction ; and say- 

est, Return, ye | children • of | men, 

4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as 

yesterday when it is past, and as a j 
watch — | in • the | night. 

5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; 

they are as a sleep ; in the morning they 
are like grass which | grow- • -eth | up. 

6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth 

up; in the evening it is cut | down, — | 
and — | withereth. 

7 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by 

thy wrath | are • we | troubled. 

8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our 

secret sins in the | light . of | thy — | 
countenance. 

9 For all our days are passed away in thy 

wrath : we spend our years, as a j tale ■ 
that is | told. 

10 The days of our years are threescore years 

and ten : and if by reason of strength they 
be fourscore years, yet is their strength 
labour and sorrow ; for it is soon cut | off • 
and we | fly • a- | -way. 

11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? 

even according to thy fear, | so is • thy j 
wrath. 

12 So teach us to number our days, that we 

may ap- | -ply ■ our | hearts - unto | wis- 
dom. 

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13 Return, O Lord, how long? and let it repent 

thee con- | -cerning ■ thy | servants. 

14 O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we 

may rejoice and be | glad — | all • our | 
days. 

15 Make us glad according to the days where- 

in thou hast afflicted us, and the years 
wherein | we have ■ seen | evil. 

16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, 

and thy | glo- ■ -ry | unto • their j chil- 
dren. 

17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God be 

upon us : and establish thou the work of 
our | hands ■ up- j -on us : 

18 Yea, the work of our j hands ; es- | -tablish ■ 

thou | it. 



PSALM XCI. 

1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the 

Most High shall abide under the | shadow ■ 
of th' Al- | -mighty. 

2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and 

my fortress : my God ; in | him • will j 
I — | trust. 

3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare 

of the fowler, and from the | noi- ■ -some | 
pestilence. 

4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and 

under his wings shalt thou trust : his 
truth shall | be ■ thy ] shield ■ and | buck- 
ler. 

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5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by- 

night ; nor for the arrow that | flieth • by | 
day : 

6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in dark- 

ness ; nor for the de- | -struction • that | 
wasteth • at | noon-day. 

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten 

thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall 
not | come • nigh | thee. 

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and 

see the re- | -ward — | of • the | wicked. 

9 Because thou hast made the Lord which is 

my refuge, even the Most High, thy | 
hab- • -i- | -tation ; 

10 There shall no evil befall tlree, neither shall 

any | plague ■ come | nigh • thy | dwell- 
ing. 

11 For he shall give his angels charge over 

thee, to keep thee in | all ■ thy | ways. 

12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest 

thou dash thy | foot • a- | -gainst • a | 
stone. 

13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: 

the young lion and the dragon shalt thou 
trample | un- • -der j feet. 

14 Because he hath set his love upon me, there- 

fore will I deliver him : I will set him on 
high, because | he • hath | known • my | 
name. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



15 He shall call upon me. and I will answer 

him: I will be with him in trouble; I 
will deliver him, and | hon- ■ -our | him. 

16 With long life will I satisfy him, and | shew • 

him | my ■ sal- | -vation. 



PSAL31 xcn. 

1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the 

Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, | 
O • Most | High. 

2 To shew forth thy loving-kindness in the 

morning, and thy | faithful- ■ -ness j eve- • 
-ry • night. 

3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon 

the psaltery ; upon the harp with a | sol- • 
-emn | sound. 

4 For thou, O Lord, hast made me glad through 

thy work : I will triumph in the | works ■ 
of | thy — | hands. 

5 O Lord, how great are thy works ! and thy 

thoughts are ver- ■ -y j deep. 

6 A brutish man knoweth not ; neither doth a 

| fool • under- | -stand — | this. 

7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and 

when all the workers of iniquity do flour- 
ish ; it is that they shall be de- | -stroyed • 
for | ever. 

8 But thou, Lord, art most ( high ■ for j ev- • 

-er- | -more. 

9 For lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for lo, thine 

| enemies * shall | perish. 
10 All the workers of in- | -iqui- * -ty | shall ■ 
be | scattered. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

11 The righteous shall flourish like the palm- 

tree: he shall grow like a | cedar • in | 
Lebanon. 

12 Those that be planted in the house of the 

Lord shall flourish in the | courts ■ of | 
our — j God. 

13 They shall bring forth fruit in old age; they 

shall be | fat ; and | flourishing ; 

14 To shew that the Lord is upright; he is my 

rock, and there is no un- | -righteous- • 
-ness | in — | him. 



PSALM XCIII. 

1 The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with ma- 

jesty ; the Lord is clothed with strength, 
wherewith he hath | girded ■ him- | -self : 

2 The world also is established, that it | can- • 

-not | be — | moved. 

3 Thy throne is established of old : thou art 

from | ev- • -er- | -lasting. 

4 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods 

have lifted up their voice; the | floods # 
lift | up ■ their | waves. 

5 The Lord on high is mightier than the noise 

of many waters, yea, than the mighty | 
waves • of the | sea. 

6 Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness be- 

cometh thine | house, • O | Lord, • for | 
ever. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 
PSALM XCV. 

1 O come, let us sing unto the Lord ; let us 

make a joyful noise to the Rock of | our • 
sal- | -vation. 

2 Let us come before his presence with thanks- 

giving, and make a joyful | noise * unto | 
him • with | psalms. 

3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great 

King a- | -bove • all j gods. 

4 In his hand are the deep places of the 

earth : the strength of the j hills • is | his 
— | also. 

5 The sea is | his, ■ and he | made it. 

6 And his hands | formed • the | dry — j 

land. 

7 O come, let us worship and bow down : let 

us kneel before the | Lord • our | Maker. 

8 For he is our God ; and we are the people 

of his pasture, and the | sheep ■ of | his — 
J hand. 

9 To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not 

your heart, as in the provocation, and as 
in the day of temptation | in • the ] wil- 
derness : 

10 When your fathers tempted me, | proved 

me, • and | saw • my [ work. 

11 Forty years long was I grieved with this 

generation, and said, It is a people that do 
err in their heart, and they have not | 
known • my | ways : 

12 Unto whom I sware in my wrath, that they 

should not | en ■ ter | into * my | rest. 

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SELECTIONS -FROM THE PSALMS. 



PSALM XCVI. 

1 O sing unto the Lord a new song : sing unto 

the Lord. | all ■ the | earth. 

2 Sing unto the Lord, bless his name ; shew 

forth his sal- j -vation ■ from | day * to | 
day. 

3 Declare his glory among the heathen, his 

wonders a- | -mong * all | people. 

4 For the Lord is great, and greatly to be 

praised : he is to be | feared • a- | -bove ■ 
all | gods. 

5 For all the gods of the nations are idols : but 

the | Lord • made the | heavens. 

6 Honour and majesty are before him; strength 

and | beauty ■ are | in • his | sanctuary. 

7 Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the 

people, give unto the Lord | glor}^ • and | 
strength. 

8 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto 

his name : bring an offering, and | come • 
in- | -to • his ) courts. 

9 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holi- 

ness : fear before him. | all • the | earth. 
10 Say among the heathen that the Lord reign- 
eth : the world also shall be established 
that it shall not be moved : he shall j 
judge • the | peo- ■ -pie | righteously. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be 

glad ; let the sea roar, and the | fulness ■ 
there- | -of. 

12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is there- 

in: then shall all the trees of the wood 
re- | -joice ■ be- [ -fore ■ the | Lord ; 

13 For he cometh, for he cometh to | judge • 

the | earth : 

14 He shall judge the world with righteousness, 

and the | peo- ; -pie | with • his | truth. 



PSALM XCVII. 

1 The Lord reigneth ; let the earth rejoice ; 

let the multitude of isles be | glad • there- 
| -of. 

2 Clouds and darkness are round about him : 

righteousness and judgment are the habi- | 
-ta- • -tion | of ■ his | throne. 

3 A fire goeth before him, and burnetii up his 

enemies | round ■ a- | -bout. 

4 His lightnings enlightened the world ; the | 

earth — | saw, ■ and | trembled. 

5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of 
the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of 



the | whole — 
The heavens dec. 



earth. 

are his righteousness, and 
all the | peo- • -pie | see • his | glory. 

Confounded be all they that serve graven 
images, that boast themselves of idols; 
worship him, | all ■ ye | gods. 

Zion heard, and was glad ; and the daugh- 
ters of Judah rejoiced because of thy | 
judg- * -mentSj | 0 — | Lord. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



9 For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth : 
thou art exalted far a- j -bove • all | gods. 

10 Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he pre- 

serveth the souls of his saints ; he deliver- 
eth them out of the | hand — | of • the | 
wicked. 

11 Light is sown for the righteous, and glad- 

ness for the | upright • in | heart. 

12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous ; and give 

thanks at the re- | -mem- • -brance | of • 
his I holiness. 



PSALM XCVI1I. 

1 O sing Unto the Lord a new song: for he 

hath done marvellous things : his right 
hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten | 
him * the | victory. 

2 The Lord hath made known his salvation : 

his righteousness hath he openly shewed 
in the | sight — [ of • the | heathen. 

3 He hath remembered his mercy and his 

truth toward the | house • of | Israel : 

4 All the ends of the earth have seen the sal- | 

-va- ■ -tion | of • our | God. 

5 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the 

earth : make a loud noise, and rejoice, 
and | sing — | praise. 

6 Sing unto the Lord with the harp ; with the 

harp, and the j voice — | of • a | psalm. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

7 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a 

joyful noise before the | Lord, • the | 
King. 

8 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the 

world, and | they • that | dwell ■ there- | 
-in. 

9 Let the floods clap their hands : let the hills 

be joyful together be- | -fore ■ the | Lord ; 
10 For he cometh to judge the earth: with 
righteousness shall he judge the world, 
and the | peo- ■ -pie | with — | equity. 



PSAi^M xcix. 

1 The Lord reigneth ; let the people tremble : 

he sitteth between the cherubim ; let the 
| earth ■ be | moved. 

2 The Lord is great in Zion ; and he is | high 

• a- | -bove • all | people. 

3 Let them praise thy great and terrible 

name ; for | it • is | holy. 

4 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at 

his | footstool : • for | he • is | holy. 

5 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and 

Samuel among them that call upon his 
name; they called upon the Lord, and | he 
— | an- * -swer'd them. 

6 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar : 

they kept his testimonies, and the | ordi- ■ 
-nance | that ■ he | gave them. 

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7 Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God; 

thou wast a God that forgavest them, 
though thou tookest vengeance of | their 
• in- -ventions. 

8 Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his 

holy hill : for the | Lord ■ our | God ■ is | 
holy. 

PSALM C. 

1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, | all • ye 

| lands. 

2 Serve the Lord with gladness : come before 

his | pres- ■ -ence | with — | singing. 

3 Know ye that the Lord he is God : it is he 

that hath made us, and not | we * our- j 
-selves ; 

4 We are his people, and the | sheep ■ of | his 

— | pasture. 

5 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and 

into his | courts ■ with | praise : 

6 Be thankful unto | him, ■ and | bless • his | 

name. 

7 For the Lord is good j his mercy is ] ev- ■ 

er- | -lasting: 
S And his truth endureth to [ all — | gen- ■ 
-e- | -rations. 

PSALM en. 

1 My days are like a shadow that declineth ; 

and I am j withered ■ like | grass. 

2 But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever; 

and thy remembrance unto j all — | gen- ■ 
-e- | -rations. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

3 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon 

Zion : for the time to favour her, yea, the 
set | time, * is | come. 

4 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, 

and | favour ■ the | dust ■ there- | -of. 

5 So the heathen shall fear the name of the 

Lord : and all the kings of the | earth • 
thy | glory. 

6 When the Lord shall build up Zion. he 

shall ap- | -pear ■ in his — | glory. 

7 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, 

and not de- | -spise * their | prayer. 

8 This shall be written for the generation to 

come : and the people which shall be ere- 1 
-ated ' shall | praise * the | Lord. 

9 For he hath looked down from the height of 

his sanctuary ; from heaven did the Lord 
be- | -hold • the | earth ; 

10 To hear the groaning of the prisoner ; to 

loose those that | are ■ ap- | -pointed • to | 
death ; 

11 To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, 

and his | praise in ■ Je- | -rusalem ; 

12 When the people are gathered together, and 

the | kingdoms, ■ to | serve ■ the | Lord. 

13 He weakened my strength in the way : he | 

shortened ■ my | days. 

14 I said, O my God, take me not away in the 

midst of my days : thy years are through- 
out | all — [ gen- • -e- | -rations. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



15 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the 

earth : and the heavens are the | work of 
• thy | hands. 

16 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: 

yea, all of them shall wax old like a gar- 
ment; as a vesture shalt thou change 
them, and j they • shall [be — | changed: 

17 But thou art the same, and thy years shall | 

have • no | end. 

18 The children of thy servants shall continue, 

and their seed shall be es- [ -tablish'd ' 
be- | -fore — | thee. 

psalm cm, 

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul : and all that is 

within me, bless his | ho- 1 -ly | name. 

2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and for- | -get ■ 

not | all • his | benefits : 

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities: who 

healeth j all • thy dis- | -eases ; 

4 Who redeemeth thy | life — | from * de- | 

-struction ; 

5 Who crowneth thee with loving-kindness 

and | ten- • -der | mercies; 

6 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; 

so that thy youth is re- | -new- * -ed j like 
the | eagle's. 

7 The Lord executeth righteousness and judg- 

ment for all that [ are ■ op- | -pressed. 

8 He made known his ways unto Moses, his 

acts unto the J chil- * -dren | of — | Israel. 

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9 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to 
anger, and | plenteous ■ in j mercy. 

10 He will not always chide; neither will he 

keep his | an- > -ger | for — | ever. 

11 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor 

rewarded us according to | our \ in- | -iqui- 
-ties. 

12 For as the heaven is high above the earth, 

so great is his mercy toward | them • that 
| fear — | him. 

13 As far as the east is from the west, so far 

hath he removed our trans- ] -gress- ■ 
-ions | from us. 

14 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the 

Lord pitieth | them • that | fear — | him. 

15 For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth 

that | we • are j dust. 

16 As for man, his days are as grass : as a 

flower of the j field — | so * he | flourish- 
eth. 

17 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; 

and the place thereof shall | know it * no 
| more. 

18 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlas- 

ting to everlasting upon them that fear 
him, and his righteousness unto children's 
children : to such as keep his covenant, 
and to those that remember his com- | 
-mandments • to I do — I them. 



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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

19 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the 

heavens ; and his kingdom ruleth | o- ■ 
-ver | all. 

20 Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in 

strength, that do his commandments, 
hearkening unto the | voice • of | his — j 
word. 

21 Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye min- 

isters of his, that | do • his | pleasure. 

22 Bless the Lord, all his works in all places 

of his dominion : bless the | Lord, — | O • 
my | soul. 

PSALM CIV. 

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord, my 

God, thou art very great ; thou art clothed 
with | honour • and | majesty : 

2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a 

garment : who stretchest out the | heavens 
— | like • a [ curtain : 

3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in 

the waters : who maketh the clouds his 
chariot : who walketh upon the | wings • 
of the | wind : 

4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers 

a | flam | -ing — | fire : 

5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that 

it should not be re- | -mov'd • for | ever. 

6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a 

garment : the waters | stood • a- | -bove 
• the | mountains. 

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7 At thy rebuke they fled ; at the voice of thy 

thunder they | hasted * a- | -way. 

8 They go up by the mountains; they go 

down by the valleys unto the place which 
thou hast | found- * -ed | for — ] them. 

9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not 

pass over ; that they turn not again to ] 
cover • the | earth. 
10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys. 



which I run • a- 



-mong * the | hills. 



11 They give drink to every beast of the field : 

the wild asses | quench ■ their | thirst. 

12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have 

their habitation, which | sing • a- | -mong 
• the | branches. 

13 He watereth the hills from his chambers : 

the earth is satisfied with the | fruit of ■ 
thy | works. 

14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, 

and herb for the service of man : that he 
may bring forth | food • out | of • the | 
earth : 

15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of 

man, and oil to make his face to shine, 
and bread which strengtheneth | man's — 
| heart. 

16 The trees of the Lord are full of sap ; the 

cedars of Lebanon, which | he — [ hath 
— | planted; 

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17 Where the birds make their nests : as for the 

stork, the fir-trees are | her — | house. 

18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild 

goats; and the | rocks — ■ | for • the j 
conies. 

19 He appointeth the moon for seasons : the sun 

knoweth his | go- * -ing | down. 

20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: 

wherein all the beasts of the | forest r do j 
creep — | forth. 

21 The young lions roar after their prey, and 

seek their | meat • from | God. 

22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves 

together, and | lay • them | down in ■ their 
| dens. 

23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his 

labour un- | -til • the | evening. 

24 O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! in 

wisdom hast thou made them all : the 
earth is | full • of | thy — | riches. 



PART SECOND. 

1 O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! in 

wisdom hast thou made them all: the 
earth is | full of • thy | riches. 

2 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are 

things creeping innumerable, both | small 
• and j great — | beasts. 

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3 There go the ships : there is that leviathan, 

whom thou hast made to | play ■ there- | 
-in. 

4 These wait all upon thee ; that thou mayest 

give them their | meat * in | due — | sea- 
son. 

5 That thou givest them, they gather: thou 

openest thine hand, they are | filled • with 
| good. 

6 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: 

thou takest away their breath, they die, 
and re- | -turn • to | their — | dust. 

7 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are cre- 

ated : and thou renewest the | face ■ of the 
| earth. 

8 The glory of the Lord shall endure for 

ever : the Lord shall re- | -joice ■ in | his — 
| works. 

9 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth : 

he toucheth the | hills, and • they | smoke. 

10 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live : 

I will sing praise to my | God • while I 
| have • my | being. 

11 My meditation of | him shall • be | sweet : 

12 I will be | glad — | in • the | Lord. 

PSALM CVII. 

1 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good : 

for his mercy en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom 

he hath redeemed from the | hand — | of • 
the | enemy ; 

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3 And gathered them out of the lands, from 

the east, and from the west, from the 
north, and | from ■ the | south. 

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a soli- 

tary way ; they found no | city • to j 
dwell — | in. 

5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul | faint- < -ed | 

in them. 

6 Then they cried unto the Lord in their 

trouble, and he delivered them | out j of | 
their • dis- | -tresses. 

7 And he led them forth by the right way, 

that they might go to a city of | hab- ■ 4- 
| -tation. — 

8 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his 

goodness, and for his wonderful works to 
the | chil- • -dren | of — | men ! 

9 For he satisfieth the | long- ■ -ing | soul, 

10 And filleth the | hun- • -gry | soul • with | 

goodness. 

SECOND PART. 

1 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his 

goodness, and for his wonderful works to 
the | children ■ of | men ! 

2 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of 

thanksgiving, and declare his | works — j 
with • re- | -joicing. 

3 They that go down to the sea in ships, that 

do business in | great — | waters ; 

4 These see the works of the Lord, and his | 

won- • -ders | in * the | deep. 

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5 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy 

wind, which lifteth up the | waves • there- 
| -of. 

6 They mount up to the heaven, they go down 

again to the depths : their soul is | melted 
• be- | -cause * of | trouble. 

7 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a 

drunken man, and are | at their ■ wit's | 
end. 

8 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, 

and he bringeth them | out ■ of | their ■ 
dis- [ -tresses. 

9 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the 

waves there- | -of • are | still. 

10 Then are they glad because they be quiet ; 

so he bringeth them un- [ -to • their de- | 
-sir- * -ed | haven. 

11 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his 

goodness, and for his wonderful works to 
the | children • of | men ! 

12 Let them exalt him also in the congregation 

of the people, and praise him in the as- | 
-sem- ■ -bly | of * the | elders. 

13 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the 

water-springs | into • dry | ground: 

14 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wick- 

edness of | them • that | dwell ■ there- | 
-in. 

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15 He turneth the wilderness into a standing 

water, and dry ground j in- ■ -to | water- 
springs. 

16 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, 

that they may prepare a | city • for | hab- 
• -i- | -tation ; 

17 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, 

which may yield | fruits • of | increase. 

18 He blesseth them also, so that they are mul- 

tiplied greatly ; and suffereth not their | 
cat- • -tie | to • de- | -crease. 

19 Again they are minished and brought low 

through oppression, af- | -fliction, • and | 
sorrow. 

20 He poureth contempt upon princes, and 

causeth them to wander in the wilderness, 
| where ■ there | is • no | way. 

21 Yet setteth he the poor on high from afflic- 

tion, and maketh him families | like ■ a | 
flock. 

22 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice : and 

all in- | -iquity • shall | stop - her | mouth. 

23 Whoso is wise, and will ob- | -serve ■ these 

| things, 

24 Even they shall understand the loving- j 

-kind- * -ness I of ■ the | Lord. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 
PSALM CXI. 

1 Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord 

with my whole heart, in the assembly of 
the upright, and in the | con- ■ -gre- | -ga- 
tion. 

2 The works of the Lord are great, sought out 

of all | them ■ that have I pleasure • there- 
| -in. 

3 His work is honourable and glorious : and 

his righteousness en- | -dureth * for | ever. 

4 He hath made his wonderful works to be 

remembered : the Lord is | gracious ■ and 
| full of • com- | -passion. 

5 He hath given meat unto them that fear 

him : he will ever be mindful | of ■ his | 
covenant. 

6 He hath shewed his people the power of his 

works, that he may give them the | her- 
it- • -age | of • the | heathen. 

7 The works of his hands are verity and judg- 

ment; all his com- | -mandments * are | 
sure. 

8 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are 

done in | truth — [ and ■ up- | -lightness. 

9 He sent redemption unto his people : he hath 

commanded his | covenant 1 for | ever. 

10 Holy and reverend | is — j his — | name. 

11 The fear of the Lord is the be- | -ginning ■ 

of | wisdom. 

12 A good understanding have all they that do 

his commandments : his | praise • en- | 
-dureth ■ for | ever. 

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PSALMS CXII AND CXIII. 

1 Praise ye the Lord. Blesssd is the man 

that feareth the Lord, that delighteth 
greatly in | his ■ com- | -mandments. 

2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth : the 

generation of the | up- ■ -right | shall < be | 
blessed. 

3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: 

and his righteousness en- | -dureth ■ for | 
ever. 

4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the 

darkness : he is gracious, and | full • of 
com- | -passion, • and | righteous. 

5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth : 

he will guide his af- | -fairs • with dis- | 
-cretion. 

6 Surely he shall not be moved for ever : the 

righteous shall be in ever- | -last- ■ -ing | 
re — | membrance. 

7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : his 

heart is fixed, trusting | in ■ the | Lord. 

8 His heart is established, he shall not be 

afraid, until he see his de- | -sire ■ up- | 
-on • his | enemies. 

9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the 

poor ; his righteousness en- | -dureth • for 
| ever ; 

10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved, he 
shall gnash with his teeth, and melt 
away: the de- | -sire • of the | wicked ■ 
shall | perish. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



11 Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants 

of the Lord, praise the | name • of the | 
Lord. 

12 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this 

time | forth • and for | ev- • -er- | -more. 

13 From the rising of the sun unto the going 

down of the same the Lord's name is | to 

• be | praised. 

14 The Lord is high above all nations, and his 

| glory • a- j -bove ■ the j heavens. 

15 Who is like unto the Lord our God, who | 

dwelleth ■ on | high ; 

16 Who humbleth himself to behold the things 

that are in | heaven, * and | in • the | 
earth ? 

17 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and 

lifteth the needy | out of ; the | mire; 

18 That he may set him with princes, even 

with the | prin- • -ces | of • his | people. 

PSALM CXV. 

1 Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto 

thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and 
for | thy • truth's | sake. 

2 Wherefore should the heathen say, | Where 

• is | now • their | God ? 

3 But our God is in the heavens; he hath 

done whatso- | -ever * he | pleased. 

4 Their idols are silver and gold, the | work ■ 

of | men's — | hands. 

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5 They have mouths, but they speak not: 

eyes have they, but they | see — | not : 

6 They have ears, but they hear not : noses 

have | they, ■ but | they ■ smell | not : 

7 They have hands, but they handle not: 

feet have they, but they walk not : neither 
speak they [ through • their j throat. 

8 They that make them are like unto them ; 

so is every | one ■ that | trusteth • in | 
them. 

9 O Israel, trust thou in the Lord : he is their 

| help and ■ their | shield. 

10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord : he is 

their | help • and | their — | shield. 

11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord : he 

is their | help and ■ their | shield. 

12 The Lord hath been mindful of us : he will 

bless us ; he will bless the house of Israel ; 
he will | bless • the | house ■ of | Aaron. 

13 He will bless them that fear the Lord, both 

| small • and | great. 

14 The Lord shall increase you more and more, 

( you • and | your — | children. 

15 Ye are blessed of the Lord which made | 

heaven ■ and | earth. 

16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the 

Lord's : but the earth hath he given to 
the | chil- • -dren | of — | men. 

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17 The dead praise not the Lord, neither any 

that go | down ' into j silence. 

18 But we will bless the Lord from this time 

forth and for evermore. | Praise — | the 
— | Lord. 

PSALM CXVI. 

1 I love the Lord, because he hath heard my 

voice and my j sup- ■ -pli- j -cations. 

2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me. 

therefore will I call upon him as | long ■ 
as | I — | live. 

3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and 

the pains of hell gat hold upon me: 1 
found | trouble ■ and | sorrow. 

4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord ; 

O Lord. I be- j -seech thee. ■ de- j -liver ■ 
my | soul. 

5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous ; yea. 

our | God • is | merciful. 

6 The Lord preserveth the simple : I was 

brought | low, ■ and he | help- ■ -ed | me. 

7 Return unto thy rest. O my soul: for the 

Lord hath dealt j bounti- ■ -fully j with 
thee. 

8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, 

mine eyes from | tears, ■ and my j feet ■ 
from | falling. 

9 I will walk before the Lord in the | land ■ 

of the | living. 
10 I believed, therefore have I spoken : I was j 
great- ■ -ly | af- — | -flicted : 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

11 What shall I render unto the Lord for all 

his | benefits • toward | me 1 

12 I will take the cup of salvation, and call 

upon the | name — | of • the | Lord. 

13 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in 

the presence of | all • his J people. 

14 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the | 

death • of | his — | saints. 

15 O Lord, truly I am thy servant ; I am thy 

servant, and the son of thy handmaid : 
thou hast | loosed ; my | bonds. 

16 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanks- 

giving, and will call upon the | name — 
| of • the | Lord. 

17 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in 

the presence of | all * his | people. 

18 In the courts of the Lord's house, in the 

midst of thee, O Jerusalem. | Praise — j 
ye * the | Lord. 

PSALM CXVIII. 

1 O give thanks unto the Lord : for he is 

good : because his mercy en- | -dureth • 
for | ever. 

2 Let Israel now say, that his | mercy • en- | 

-dureth * for | ever. 

3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his 

mercy en- | -dureth • for j ever. 

4 Let them now that fear the Lord say, that 

his | mercy • en- | -dureth • for | ever. 



SELECTIONS FROM TILE PSALMS. 



5 Open to me the gates of righteousness : I 

will go into them, and I will | praise * 
the | Lord. 

6 This gate of the Lord, into which the | 

right- • -eous | shall — | enter. 

7 I will praise thee : for thou hast heard me, 

and art become | my • sal- ] -vation. 

8 The stone which the builders refused is 

become the | head ■ stone | of ■ the | cor- 
ner. 

9 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous | 

in • our | eyes. 

10 This is the day which the Lord hath made ; 

we will re- | -joice and ■ be | glad • in | it. 

11 Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord : O Lord, 

I beseech thee, send | now • pros- | -perity. 

12 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of 

the Lord : we have blessed you out of 
the | house • — | of • the | Lord. 

13 God is the Lord, which hath shewed us 

light : bind the sacrifice with cords, even 
unto the ] horns ■ of the | altar. 

14 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee : 

thou art my God, J I ; will ex- | -alt — | 
thee. 

15 O give thanks unto the Lord ; for | he ■ is | 

good : 

16 For his j mercy • en- | -dureth * for | ever. 

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PSALM CXXI. 

1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from 

whence | cometh • my | help. 

2 My help cometh from the Lord, which | 

made — | heaven : and | earth. 

3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved, he 

that keepeth thee | will ■ not | slumber. 

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither | 

slum- * -ber | nor — | sleep. 

5 The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord is thy 

shade upon thy | right — | hand. 

6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the 

moon — | by — | night. 

7 The Lord shall preserve thee from aU evil : 

he shall pre- | -serve ■ thy | soul. 
S The Lord shall preserve thy going out and 
thy coming in from this time forth, and J 
even ■ for j ev- * -er- | -more. 

PSAL3I CXXII. 

1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us 

go into the j house ■ of the | Lord. 

2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Je- 

rusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city 
that | is • com- | -pact ■ to- | -gether. 

3 Whither the tribes go up. the tribes of the 

Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give 
thanks unto the j name \ of the j Lord. 

4 For there are set thrones of judgment; the j 

thrones • of the | house ■ of | David. 

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5 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : they shall | 

prosper ■ that | love thee. 

6 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity 

with- | -in — | thy — | palaces. 

7 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I 

will now say, | Peace • be with- | -in 
thee. 

8 Because of the house of the Lord our God I 

will | seek — | thy — | good. 



PSALM CXXVI. 

1 When the Lord turned again the captivity 

of Zion, we were like | them • that | 
dream. 

2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, 

and our | tongue — | with — | singing. 

3 Then said they among the heathen, The Lord 

hath done | great things • for | them. 

4 The Lord hath done great things for us ; 

where- | -of — | we * are | glad. 

5 Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the | 

streams • in the | south. 

6 They that sow in tears shall | reap — | in 

— I j°y- 

7 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing 

precious seed, shall doubtless come a- | 
-gain • with re- | -joicing, 

8 Bringing his | sheaves — | | with him. 

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PSALM CXXXV. 

1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of 

the Lord; praise him, O ye | servants • 
of the | Lord. 

2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in 

the courts of the I house ■ of I our — I 
God, 

3 Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good; 

sing praises unto his name ; for | it • is | 
pleasant. 

4 For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto him- 

self, and Israel for | his ■ pe- | -cu- ■ -liar 
| treasure. 

5 For I know that the Lord is great, and that 

our Lord is a- | -bove ■ all | gods. 

6 Whatsover the Lord pleased, that did he in 

heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and 
| all — | deep — | places. 

7 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the 

ends of the earth ; he maketh lightnings 
for the rain ; he bringeth the wind | out 
of • his | treasuries : 

8 Who smote the first-born of Egypt, both of j 

man — | and — | beast : 

9 Who sent tokens and wonders into the 

midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, 
and upon | all • his | servants. 
10 Who smote great nations, and | slew — I 
might- • -y | kings; 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 



11 Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of 

Bashan, and all the | kingdoms • of | Ca- 
naan : 

12 And gave their land for an heritage, an her- 

itage unto | Is- * -rael | his — | people. 

13 Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever ; and 

thy memorial, O Lord, throughout | all • 
gene- | -rations. 

14 For the Lord will judge his people, and he 

will repent himself con- | -cern- • -ing | his 
— | servants. 

15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, 

the | work of • men's | hands. 

16 They have mouths, but they speak not; 

eyes have they, but | they — | see — | 
not. 

17 They have ears, but they hear not ; neither 

is there any | breath in • their | mouths. 

18 They that make them are like unto them : 

so is every | one • that | trusteth : in | 
them. 

19 Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the 

Lord, O | house * of | Aaron ; 

20 Bless the | Lord, ■ O | house • of | Levi ; 

21 Ye that fear the Lord, j bless • the | Lord. 

22 Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which 

dwelleth at Jerusalem, j Praise — | ye • 
the | Lord. 

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PSALM CXXXVI. 

1 O give thanks unto the Lord ; for | he * is | 

good : 

2 For his j mercy • en- | -dureth • for | ever. 

3 O give thanks unto the | God ■ of | gods. 

4 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth • for | ever. 

5 O give thanks to the | Lord • of | lords : 

6 For his | mercy * en- | -dureth • for | ever. 

7 To him who alone | doeth * great | won- 

ders : 

8 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth * for | ever. 

9 To him that by wisdom | made • the | hea- 

vens : 

10 For his | mercy * en- | -dureth • for | ever. 

11 To him that stretched out the earth a- | 

-bove • the | waters : 

12 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth • for | ever. 

13 To him that | made • great | lights : 

14 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth • for | ever. 

15 The sun to rule by day : the moon and stars 

to | rule • by | night. 

16 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 

17 To him that smote Egypt | in - their | first- 

born : 

18 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth • for | ever. 

19 And brought out Israel [ from • a- | -mong 

them : 

20 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth * for | ever. 



SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

21 With a strong hand, and with a | stretched ■ 

out | arm: 

22 For his | mercy * en- | -dureth • for | ever. 

23 To him which divided the Red | sea • into | 

parts : 

24 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth * for | ever. 

25 And made Israel to pass through the | midst 

• of | it : 

26 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth • for | ever. 

27 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the 

| Red — | sea : 

28 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 

29 To him which led his people | through • the 

| wilderness: 

30 For his | mercy ■ en- | -dureth • for | ever. 

31 To him which smote great kings : and gave 

their land for an heritage : even an her- 
itage unto | Israel • his | servant : 

32 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth • for | ever. 

33 Who remembered us in our | low • es- | 

-tate : 

34 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth ■ for | ever. 

35 And hath redeemed us | from ■ our | ene- 

mies : 

36 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth ■ for [ ever. 

37 Who giveth | food to ■ all | flesh : 

38 For his | mercy • en- | -dureth • for | ever. 

39 O give thanks unto the | God • of | heaven : 

40 For his [ mercy • en- | -dureth • for [ ever. 

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PSALM CXXXVIH. 

1 I will praise thee with my whole heart : 

before the gods will I sing | praise • unto | 
thee. 

2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and 

praise thy name for thy loving-kindness 
and for thy truth : for thou hast magnified 
thy word a- | -hove * all | thy — | name. 

3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst 

me, and strengthenedst me, with | strength 
in * my | soul. 

4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, 

O Lord, when they hear the | words ■ of | 
thy — | mouth. 

5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the 

Lord : for great is the | glory • of the | 
Lord. 

6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he 

respect unto the lowly : but the proud he | 
know- • -eth a- | -far — | off. 

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou 

| wilt • re- | -vive me : 

8 Thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against 

the wrath of mine enemies, and thy | 
right hand ■ shall | save — | me. 

9 The Lord will perfect that which con- | 

-cern- • -eth | me : 
10 Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever : for- 
sake not the | works • of | thine • own J 
hands. 

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PSALM CXXXIX. 

1 O Lord, thou hast searched | me, • and | 

known me. 

2 Thou knovvest my down-sitting and mine 

up-rising, thou under- | -standest ■ my | 
thought a- * -far | off. 

3 Thou compassest my path and my lying 

down, and art acquainted with | all • my 
| ways. 

4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but 

lo, O Lord, thou | knowest ■ it | al- • -to- | 
-gether. 

5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and 

laid thine | hand • up- | -on me. 

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it 

is high, I | cannot • at- | -tain • tin- | -to it. 

7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or 

whither shall I | flee from * thy | pres- 
ence ? 

8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : 

if I make my bed in hell, be- | -hold, — j 
thou • art | there. 

9 If I take the wings of the morning, and 

dwell in the uttermost | parts ■ of the | sea; 
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy 
| right hand • shall | hold — | me. 

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11 If I say. Surely the darkness shall cover 

me ; even the night shall be | light . a- | 
-bout me. 

12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but 

the night shineth as the day : the darkness 
and the lisht are I both • a- I -like * to 



13 How precious also are thy thoughts unto 

me, O God ! how great is the | sum'- of | 
them ! 

14 If I should count them, they are more in 

number than the sand ; when I | awake, 9 
I am | still • with | thee. 

15 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try 

me, and | know • my | thoughts. 

16 And see if there be any wicked way in me, 

and lead me in the | way — j ev- ■ -er- | 
-lasting. 



PSALM CXLV. 

1 I will extol thee, my God, O King ; and 1 

will bless thy name for | ever • and | 
ever. 

2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will 

praise thy | name • for | ever • and | ever. 

3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; 

and his | greatness ■ is un- | -searchable. 

4 One generation shall praise thy works to 

another, and shall de- | -clare • thy | 
migh- • -ty | acts. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy 

majesty, and of thy | wond- ? -rous | 
works. 

6 And men shall speak of the might of thy 

terrible acts : and | I • will de- | -clare ■ 
thy | greatness. 

7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of 

thy great goodness, and shall | sing of * thy 
| righteousness. 

8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compas- 

sion ; slow to | anger, ■ and of | great — | 
mercy. 

9 The Lord is good to all : and his tender 

mercies are over | all • his | works. 

10 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; 

and thy | saints • shall | bless — - | thee. 

11 They shall speak of the glory of thy king- 

dom, and | talk of ■ thy | power ; 

12 To make known to the sons of men his 

mighty acts, and the glorious | majes- ■ 
-ty | of * his | kingdom. 

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, 

and thy dominion endureth throughout 
| all ■ gene- j -rations. 

14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and rais- 

eth up all | those • that | be • bowed | 
down. 

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee ; and thou 

givest them their | meat in • due | season. 

16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the 

desire of | eve- ■ -ry | liv- * ing | thing. 



SELECTIONS FROIVl THE PSAL3IS. 



17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and 

holy in | all ■ his | works. 

18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call 

upon him, to all that | call up- • -on | him 
• in | truth. 

19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear 

him : he also will hear their cry, and will 
| save — | them. 

20 The Lord preserveth all them that love 

him : but all the | wicked » will | he • de- | 
-stroy. 

21 My mouth shall speak the | praise • of the | 

Lord : 

22 And let all flesh bless his holy | name ■ for | 

ever ■ and | ever. 

PSALM CXLVI. 

1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, ) O • 

my | soul. 

2 While I live will I praise the Lord : I will 

sing praises unto my God while | I ■ have 
| an- • -y | being. 

3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son 

of man, in whom there ( is * no | help. 

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his 

earth; in that very | day 1 his | thoughts 
| perish. 

5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for 

his help, whose hope is in the | Lord • his 
| God: 

6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, 

and all that therein is : which keepeth | 
truth — ! for — I ever : 



SELECTIONS FRCOI THE PSALMS. 

7 Which executeth judgment for the op- 

pressed : which giveth food to the hungry. 
The Lord | looseth ■ the | prisoners : 

8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind; the 

Lord raiseth them that are bowed down : 
the | Lord — J loveth ■ the | righteous : 

9 The Lord preserveth the strangers : he 

relieveth the fatherless and widow : but 
the way of the wicked he | turneth * 
upside | down. 
10 The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, 
O Zion, unto all generations. | Praise — - | 
ye * the | Lord. 

PSALM CXLVII. 

1 Praise ye the Lord : for it is good to sing 

praises unto our God ; for it is pleasant ; 
and | praise ■ is | comely. 

2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem : he 

gathereth to- | -gether ■ the | outcasts ■ of 
| Israel. 

3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth 

| up • their | wounds. 

4 He telleth the number of the stars : he calleth 

them | all — | by ■ their | names. 

5 Great is our Lord, and of great power : his 

under- | -standing ■ is | infinite. 

6 The Lord lifteth up the meek : he casteth 

the | wicked • down | to ■ the | ground. 

7 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing 

praise upon the harp un- | -to ■ our | God : 

8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who 

prepareth | rain — | for ■ the | earth. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 

9 Who maketh grass to grow up- | -on ■ the ] 
mountains. 

10 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the | 

young — | ravens • which | cry. 

11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear 

him, in those that | hope in • his | mercy. 

12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; | praise • thy 

| God, • O | Zion. 

13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy 

gates ; he hath blessed thy | children ■ 
with- | -in thee. 

14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth 

thee with the | fin- ■ -est | of ■ the | wheat. 

15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon 

earth : his word | runneth ■ very | swiftly. 

16 He giveth snow like wool : he scattereth the 

| hoar- • -frost | like — | ashes. 

17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who 

can stand be- | -fore • his | cold ? 

18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them : 

he causeth his wind to blow, and the | 
wa | -ters — | flow. 

19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes 

and his judgments | un- ■ -to | Israel. 

20 He hath not dealt so with any nation : and 

as for his judgments, they have not known 
them. | Praise — | ye • the | Lord. 

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SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. 
PSALM CXLVIII. 

1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord 

from the heavens : praise him | in ■ the | 
heights. 

2 Praise ye him, all his angels : praise | ye ■ 

him, | all ■ his | hosts. 

3 Praise ye him, sun and moon : praise him, 

all ye | stars ■ of | light. 

4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye 

waters that | be ■ a- | -bove • the | heavens. 

5 Let them praise the name of the Lord : for 

he commanded, and j they were ■ ere- | 
-ated. 

6 He hath also established them for ever and 

ever : he hath made a de- | -cree • which 
| shall • not | pass. 

7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons 

and | all — | deeps : 

8 Fire, and hail ; snow, and vapours : stormy 

| wind * ful- | -filling * his ] word : 

9 Mountains, and all hills : fruitful trees, and \ 

all — | cedars : 

10 Beasts, and all cattle : creeping | things, - 

and | fly- ■ -ing | fowl : 

11 Kings of the earth, and all people: princes, 

and all judges | of • the | earth : 

12 Both young men, and maidens : | old • men, 

| and — | children : 

13 Let them praise the | name ■ of the Lord : 

for his name a- | -lone • is J excellent. 

14 His glory is a- | -bove ■ the | earth ■ and | 

heaven. 

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PSALM CL. 

1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his 

sanctuary : praise him in the firmament | 
of • his | power. 

2 Praise him for his mighty acts : praise him 

according | to 1 his | excel- * -lent | great- 
ness. 

3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet : 

praise him with the [ psaltery ■ and | 
harp. 

4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance : 

praise him with | stringed • instru- | 
-ments ■ and | organs. 

5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals : praise 

him upon the | high- ■ -sounding | cym- 
bals. 

6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the 

Lord. | Praise — | ye • the [ Lord. 

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